Eye of the Needle (1981)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.367 |
Directed By
Richard Marquand
Crew
Miklós Rózsa
Stanley Mann
Alan Hume
Richard Marquand
Roger Simons
Alec Mills
Mike Frift
Celestia Fox
Gerry Humphreys
George Gibbs
Anthony Squire
Ken Pattenden
Nick Hosker
Mark Nelson
John Comfort
John Bloomfield
Wally Schneiderman
Joan Carpenter
Lee Bolon
Claude Hudson
Jack Lowin
Valerie Booth
Angela Allen
Eddie Stacey
David Farrell
William Lang
Claude Hitchcock
Beryl Lerman
Ken Softley
Bob Bremner
Wilfred Shingleton
John Hoesli
Stephen J. Friedman
Bert Davey
Hugh Scaife
Sean Barton
Ken Follett
Jennifer Patrick
TOP CAST
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
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
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