When Eight Bells Toll
Etienne Périer, 1971
When Eight Bells Toll
Alistair MacLean, 1966
When Eight Bells Toll is a movie directed by Etienne Périer in 1971 and based on the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1966. The movie features Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon, Corin Redgrave, Derek Bond, and others.
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Storyline
British Treasury secret agent Phillip Calvert is sent to investigate the hijacking of five cargo ships in the Irish Sea. Posing as marine biologists, Calvert and his partner Hunslett find the local inhabitants suspicious and hostile. They suspect that Cypriot tycoon and shipping magnate Sir Anthony Skouras may be behind the pirating of the gold bullion.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
94
Movie Rate
6.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1966
Pages
284
Book Rate
7.94
S: Goodreads
Book
When Eight Bells Toll
Author: Alistair MacLean
Country: UK
First published in: 1966
Length: 284 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?”
NEIL JORDAN (Filmmaker)
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