The Brotherhood of the Bell (TV 1970)

A successful professor has his life disrupted by a secret from his past - in his college days he became a member of a powerful secret society, and now the society has a job for him.

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writer:

David Karp

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Rosemary Forsyth, Dean Jagger

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Glenn Ford	...	Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Rosemary Forsyth	...	Vivian Masters Patterson
Dean Jagger	...	Chad Harmon
Maurice Evans	...	Harry Masters
Will Geer	...	Mike Patterson
Eduard Franz	...	Dr. Konstantin Horvathy
William Conrad	...	Bart Harris
Robert Pine	...	Phillip Dunning
William Smithers	...	Dr. Jerry Fielder
Logan Field	...	Thaddeus Burns
Dabney Coleman	...	Agent Shepard
Scott Graham	...	Weber
James McEachin	...	Police Detective

Storyline

A successful professor has his life disrupted by a secret from his past - in his college days he became a member of a powerful secret society, and now the society has a job for him.

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Plot Keywords:

secret society | college | hysteria | fraternity | guilt | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

La fraternité ou la mort

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Center 100 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs The Joe Pyne Show (1965)

User Reviews

One of the best made-for-TV movies.

The Brotherhood of the Bell is a very good movie by any standard, and is one of the best made-for TV movies I've ever seen. The premise is that there exists an elite fraternity whose members occupy positions of power throughout industry, academia, and virtually all levels of government. Glenn Ford plays a member of the fraternity who, in carrying out an assignment, discovers how insidious its actions can be. As a consequence, he tries to reveal it to the public. He quickly discovers just how powerful the Brotherhood is when he loses his job, his wife, and his reputation for attempting to expose it. I realize that this movie is fictional, but I must admit that it has caused me to suspect that their really is an elite oligarchy in this country which does indeed have enormous power. I wish this movie would be made available on video cassette or DVD. It should not be forgotten.