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When Eight Bells Toll is a 1971 action film directed by Étienne Périer and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, and Nathalie Delon. Set in Scotland, it is based upon Scottish author Alistair MacLean's 1965 novel of the same name.
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When Eight Bells Toll (1971) Movie Info Synopsis An English secret agent (Anthony Hopkins) links hijackings of gold bullion to a Greek tycoon and an underwater cave.
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- Etienne Périer
- PG
- Anthony Hopkins
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Because gold bullion is being pirated from ships off the coast of Scotland's western highlands. Calvert, tough, disrespectful of authority, as unintimidated by Naval bureaucracy as he is by killers, is sent in undercover to investigate.
Plot synopsis. Five cargo ships have been hijacked in the Irish Sea; ships carrying vast quantities of precious stones and gold bullion. The crews later turn up, but the ships have disappeared. Clearly, the hijackers are getting impeccable intelligence.
- Alistair Maclean
- 1966
Film Details. Also Known As. Alistair MacLean's When Eight Bells Toll. MPAA Rating. Genre. Adventure. Thriller. Release Date. May 1971. Premiere Information. London opening: 5 Mar 1971; New York opening: 26 May 1971. Production Company. Glen Alden Corp.; Winkast Film Productions, Ltd. Distribution Company. Cinerama Releasing Corp. Country.