7.0
I, Robot
2004
“Danger runs deeper than the sea bed!”
When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
April 30, 19711h 34mEN
5.6
56 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Étienne PérierWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1.8M
Revenue
$5.4M
Production Companies
Winkast Film ProductionsJerry Gershwin-Elliott KastnerJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
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6.0Alistair 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 of Scotland. Once he arrives in this remote coastal community, he quickly discovers his task to be quite perilous - something is amiss. Shortly afterwards, he encounters the cruising millionaire "Sir Anthony Skouras" (Jack Hawkins) and open hostility towards him begins. Sadly, neither Morley nor Haw…
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