When Eight Bells Toll (film)
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| Directed by | Étienne Périer |
| Written by | Alistair MacLean |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner Jerry Gershwin |
| Starring | Anthony Hopkins Robert Morley Jack Hawkins Nathalie Delon Corin Redgrave Derek Bond |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | John Shirley |
| Music by | Angela Morley (credited as Walter Stott) |
Production companies | Gershwin-Kastner Productions Winkast Film Production |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) Cinerama Releasing Corporation (US) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
When Eight Bells Toll (also known as Alistair MacLean's 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. Producer Elliott Kastner planned to produce a string of realistic gritty espionage thrillers to rival the James Bond series, but the film's poor box office receipts ended his plans.