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When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Directed by Etienne Périer
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Phillip Calvert is a British Treasury secret service agent assigned to stop the ruthless pirating of millions in gold bullion off the western coast of the Scottish highlands. His search takes him to the small port town of Torbay on the Isle of Torbay where numerous fishing boats, yachts and people have been mysteriously disappearing. A trail of deceit and subterfuge leads him to Cypriot tycoon and shipping magnate Sir Anthony Skouras and his beautiful wife, Charlotte aboard their luxury yacht anchored off the coast, who may hold the answers to the truth.
Rated PG | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Anthony Hopkins | Robert Morley | Nathalie Delon | Jack Hawkins | Corin Redgrave | Derek Bond | Ferdy Mayne | Maurice Roeves | Leon Collins | Wendy Allnutt | Peter Arne | Oliver MacGreevy | Jon Croft | Tom Chatto | Charlie Stewart | Edward Burnham | Del Henney | Bill Brandon | Harry Fielder | Martin Grace | Charles Gray | Prentis Hancock | Barrie Hesketh | George Leech
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A British spy thriller based on a novel by Alistair MacLean, starring a young, terribly miscast Anthony Hopkins and an out-of-place Robert Morley, When Eight Bells Toll desperately wants to be a James Bond movie. Let’s just say it fails in that regard, though not for lack of trying.
There are some fun action scenes, especially one of the final battles that reminded me of a similar scene in the campy The Phantom.
Overall though, not a terribly great film.
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