Eye of the Needle (1981)
Eye of the Needle (1981)

Plot.
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
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Cast & Crew.

Donald Sutherland
Faber

Kate Nelligan
Lucy

Ian Bannen
Godliman

Christopher Cazenove
David

Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden

David Hayman
Canter

Alex McCrindle
Tom

Philip Martin Brown
Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna
Lieutenant

George Belbin
Lucy's Father

Barbara Graley
David's Mother

George Lee
Constable

Arthur Lovegrove
Peterson

Colin Rix
Oliphant

Chris Jenkinson
German SS Officer

William Merrow
German Radio Operator

Patrick Connor
Inspector Harris

Rupert Frazer
Muller

Jonathan Nicholas Haley
Jo

John Bennett
Kleinmann

Sam Kydd
Lock Keeper

John Paul
Home Guard Captain

Richard Graydon
Home Guard Private

Michael Mellinger
Portuguese Man

Allan Surtees
Colonel Terry

Don Fellows
American Colonel

Stewart Harwood
Sailor #1

Rik Mayall
Sailor #2

Rory Edwards
Sailor #3

Ellis Dale
Station Master

Bill Fraser
Mr. Porter

Michael Josephs
German Naval Captain

John Rees
German Naval Operator

John Grieve
Inspector Kincaid

Bruce White
Oban Policeman

David Ashton
Oban Radio Operator

Bill Nighy
Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Stephen Phillips
Home Guard Corporal

Stanley Mann
Screenplay

Richard Marquand
Director

Alan Hume
Director of Photography

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Claude Hudson
Production Supervisor

John Comfort
Production Manager

Roger Simons
Assistant Director

Alec Mills
Camera Operator

Mike Frift
Focus Puller

Claude Hitchcock
Sound Recordist

Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Bloomfield
Costume Designer

Celestia Fox
Casting Director

Anthony Squire
Second Unit Director

Jack Lowin
Second Unit Cinematographer

Wally Schneiderman
Makeup Artist

Beryl Lerman
Makeup Artist

Mark Nelson
Hairstylist

Joan Carpenter
Hairstylist

George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor

Angela Allen
Continuity

Valerie Booth
Continuity

Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator

David Farrell
Still Photographer

Nick Hosker
Assistant Editor

Ken Pattenden
Construction Manager

Ken Softley
Construction Manager

William Lang
Location Manager

Lee Bolon
Location Manager

Bob Bremner
Gaffer

Ken Follett
Novel

Stephen J. Friedman
Producer

Sean Barton
Editor
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Details.
Release DateJuly 24, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Box Office$18,000,000
Filming LocationsLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
based on novel or book
nazi spy
cold blooded killer
1940s
wife husband relationship
d-day
isolated island
submarine
Wiki.
Eye of the Needle is a 1981 British spy film directed by Richard Marquand, and starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett.
The film is about a German Nazi spy in the United Kingdom during World War II who discovers vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and his attempt to return to Germany while he is stranded with a family on the isolated (fictional) Storm Island, off the coast of Scotland.
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