When Eight Bells Toll
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| Author | Alistair MacLean |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Released | 1966 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Ice Station Zebra |
| Followed by | Where Eagles Dare |
When Eight Bells Toll is a novel written by Alistair MacLean and first published in 1966. It marked his return after three years in retirement following the publication of Ice Station Zebra.
[edit] Plot summary
The story concerns the hijacking of cargo ships in the Atlantic Ocean. Secret agent Phillip Calvert is sent to investigate, and narrates the story for the reader. Calvert manages to track the latest hijacked ship - the Nantesville, carrying £8 million in gold bullion - to the Scottish Highlands and the sleepy port town of Torbay on the Island of Torbay. He boards the ship under cover of night and finds the two agents he had planted aboard have been murdered. Chief suspect is Cypriot shipping magnate Sir Anthony Skouros, whose yacht - The Shangri-La - is anchored in Torbay.
[edit] Film
| When Eight Bells Toll | |
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| Directed by | Etienne Perrier |
| Produced by | Elliot Kastner |
| Written by | Alistair MacLean |
| Starring | Anthony Hopkins Jack Hawkins Robert Morley Nathalie Delon |
| Music by | Angela Morley |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank |
| Release date(s) | March 9, 1971 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million (approx.) |
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[edit] External links
- When Eight Bells Toll ISBN 0-00-243338-9
- When Eight Bells Toll at the Internet Movie Database
- Alistair MacLean at the Internet Movie Database
