When Eight Bells Toll
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When Eight Bells Toll is a 1966 thriller novel by Alistair MacLean that follows a British agent investigating a series of mysterious ship hijackings off the coast of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| When Eight Bells Toll canonical | 4 |
| When Eight Bells Toll (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When Eight Bells Toll Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, notableWork, When Eight Bells Toll]
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A.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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B.
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's is a classic 1945 American drama film in which Bing Crosby reprises his role as a kindly priest working with a spirited nun to save their parochial school.
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C.
Three Bells
Three Bells is a studio album by American garage rock musician Ty Segall that showcases his eclectic, psychedelic-leaning songwriting and multi-instrumental prowess.
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D.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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E.
The Bells
"The Bells" is the controversial penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, depicting Daenerys Targaryen’s devastating assault on King’s Landing and marking a dramatic turning point in the series’ final season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When Eight Bells Toll Target entity description: When Eight Bells Toll is a 1966 thriller novel by Alistair MacLean that follows a British agent investigating a series of mysterious ship hijackings off the coast of Scotland.
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A.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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B.
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's is a classic 1945 American drama film in which Bing Crosby reprises his role as a kindly priest working with a spirited nun to save their parochial school.
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C.
Three Bells
Three Bells is a studio album by American garage rock musician Ty Segall that showcases his eclectic, psychedelic-leaning songwriting and multi-instrumental prowess.
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D.
The Bells
"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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E.
The Bells
"The Bells" is the controversial penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, depicting Daenerys Targaryen’s devastating assault on King’s Landing and marking a dramatic turning point in the series’ final season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
When Eight Bells Toll (film)
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linked to:
When Eight Bells Toll (1971 film)
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| author | Alistair MacLean ⓘ |
| basedOn | When Eight Bells Toll ⓘ |
| containsElement |
armed confrontations at sea
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remote Scottish islands ⓘ undercover infiltration of a ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtFeature | maritime imagery ⓘ |
| director | Etienne Périer ⓘ |
| genre |
spy fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Charlotte
ⓘ
Sir Anthony Skouras ⓘ Uncle Arthur ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later maritime spy thrillers ⓘ |
| hasMotiveInPlot | gold bullion hijacking ⓘ |
| hasReception | commercially successful thriller of the 1960s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage
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maritime crime ⓘ suspense ⓘ undercover investigation ⓘ |
| languageStyle | concise and action-driven prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Philip Calvert ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | fast-paced maritime action scenes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Alistair MacLean bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British agent investigates mysterious hijackings of ships carrying gold bullion off the coast of Scotland. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British secret agent ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Scotland
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Scottish coast ⓘ |
| starring | Anthony Hopkins ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | nautical term referring to the end of a watch ⓘ |
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Subject: When Eight Bells Toll Description of subject: When Eight Bells Toll is a 1966 thriller novel by Alistair MacLean that follows a British agent investigating a series of mysterious ship hijackings off the coast of Scotland.
Referenced by (5)
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