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
Media.
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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