When Eight Bells Toll
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.
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
as Philip Calvert
Robert Morley
as Uncle Arthur
Nathalie Delon
as Charlotte
Jack Hawkins
as Sir Anthony Skouras
Corin Redgrave
as Hunslett
Derek Bond
as Lord Charnley
Ferdy Mayne
as Lavorski
Maurice Roëves
as Lt. Williams - Helicopter Pilot
Leon Collins
as Tim Hutchinson
Wendy Allnutt
as Sue Kirkside
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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 ...
