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.

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
  • Rating: (269 votes)
  • Runtime:100 minutes
  • Director: Paul Wendkos
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
    Glenn Ford
    Vivian Masters Patterson
    Rosemary Forsyth
    Chad Harmon
    Dean Jagger
    Harry Masters
    Maurice Evans
    Mike Patterson
    Will Geer
    Dr. Konstantin Horvathy
    Eduard Franz
    Bart Harris
    William Conrad
    Phillip Dunning
    Robert Pine
    Dr. Jerry Fielder
    William Smithers
    Thaddeus Burns
    Logan Field
  • Genres:Drama, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Hugh Benson
    executive producer  
    David Karp
    producer  
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  • User's comment: by (geoffreyhart@mail.com)

    Brotherhood of the Bell, unlike it's progeny The Skulls (1-3 at present), deals with issues of conscience confronting moral adults. Mr. Ford's membership in a secret society (patterned after Yale's Skull and Bones society) forces him into very difficult life choices. I can only imagine these are similar to those facing actual members of this secret elite organization. This film courageously and sensitively throws a light on what it means to follow truth. Both President Bush the First and Second and Mr. John Kerry, are actual members of the Yale secret fraternity. During this last election both were asked (separately at different times and locations) to explain about this group. Both replied from the same script (paraphrasing) "I can't, it's secret!". Video tape available showing this from infowars.com. Isn't this a conflict of interest? An original draft of the 13th Amendment to our US Constitution would have prohibited office seekers from membership in secret organizations. But the strength of Yale College (as it was then called) and the elite "Bonesmen" could never have allowed such a law. Could this also explain why this film, which boldly exposes conspiracy and corrupt loyalties, is never shown on movie channels and rarely if ever found in a video rental store? Buy the video wherever you can find it (the internet has sites where you can find it), watch it and show it to friends. Spread the message. Remember, all that is needed for evil to win is for good men (and women) to do nothing.


  • Also known as: La fraternité ou la mort (France), La hermandad de la campana (Spain - imdb display title, Castilian title),

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