When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery
Country: UK | Director: Etienne Périer
Language: English | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Cinemascope 2.35:1 | Length: 94mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv – 1920×816 – 23.976fps – 3.52gb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067976/
In a vein similar to Bond movies, a British agent Philip Calvert is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.
The script is sharp, the dialogue cynical, the action belts along nicely – and Robert Morely’s Whitehall mandarin thrust into the field is an eccentric delight. Nathalie Delon is an icy femme fatale who couldn’t act to save her life and Jack Hawkins, who had throat cancer, is voiced by Charles Gray. Jack’s lip-synching is well-duff to say the least. He’s almost a good five minutes behind. Add Old Vic stalwart Corin Redgrave as Calvert’s pragmatism-challenged sidekick and you have a recipe for some top fun.
The plot (McGuffin) is some nonsense about missing bullion ships, but it’s no more than a hook to hang the action on. For anyone who likes the early seventies Bond movies, it’s almost an essential accoutrement.
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