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When Eight Bells Toll

- Danger runs deeper than the sea bed!

In a vein similar to Bond movies, a British agent Philip Calvert is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.

Release Date : 1971-03-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Winkast Film ProductionsJerry Gershwin-Elliott Kastner

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Philip Calvert

Original Name : Anthony Hopkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Arthur

Original Name : Robert Morley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlotte

Original Name : Nathalie Delon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sir Anthony Skouras

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunslett

Original Name : Corin Redgrave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Charnley

Original Name : Derek Bond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lavorski

Original Name : Ferdy Mayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Maurice Roëves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Hutchinson

Original Name : Leon Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sue Kirkside

Original Name : Wendy Allnutt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Capt. Imrie

Original Name : Peter Arne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quinn

Original Name : Oliver MacGreevy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Durran

Original Name : Jon Croft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Kirkside

Original Name : Tom Chatto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Macdonald

Original Name : Charlie Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Macullum

Original Name : Edward Burnham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dungeon Guard

Original Name : Del Henney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Brandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thug on Boat (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Fielder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Grace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Anthony Skouras (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Gray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Prentis Hancock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman (uncredited)

Original Name : Barrie Hesketh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Hibbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : George Leech

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

Alistair Maclean always could pen a good a crime thriller, and his adaptation of his own novel lends much to this, otherwise, rather lacklustre production. It stars Anthony Hopkins as an agent who is despatched by Robert Morley ("Sir Arthur") to investigate the loss of a ship off the Northern coast of Scotland. Once he arrives in this remote coastal community, he quickly discovers his task to be quite perilous - something is amiss. Shortly afterwards, he encounters the cruising millionaire "Sir Anthony Skouras" (Jack Hawkins) and open hostility towards him begins. Sadly, neither Morley nor Hawkins are anywhere near their best in this, and though Hopkins - and the writer - do manage to build a gentle head of steam with the plot, the film is almost a dreary as the weather conditions. It just doesn't really ever manage to get going. There are too many implausibles in the plot - and the ending, complete with a crossbow and a blow-torch just didn't quite work. The score is a bit too overpowering (and the main theme repetitive) and is relied upon much too heavily to augment, even create, what tension and suspense there is. It's still a good watch, but more for some super underwater photography, and some nice Caithness scenery than for anything else.