Alistair MacLean's When Eight Bells Toll is a screen adaptation of his own novel. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as a ruthless Naval Secret Service spy who moves about Scotland investigating the disappearance of a missing gold bullion vessel off the coast. With support from Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon and Corin Redgrave, this witty adventure treads a more 'Boys-Own' path into James Bond territory.
