United States / Jul 24, 1981 / R
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eye of the Needle |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films |
| Release date | 24 luglio 1981 |
| Production | Stephen J. Friedman |
| Writer | Stanley Mann, Ken Follett |
| Casting | Celestia Fox |
| Editing | Sean Barton, Nick Hosker |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume, Alec Mills, Mike Frift, David Farrell |
| Assistant directors | Roger Simons, Richard Marquand, Anthony Squire, Valerie Booth, Angela Allen |
| Lighting | Bob Bremner |
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| Camera operators | Alec Mills, Alan Hume, Mike Frift, David Farrell |
| Additional photography | Alan Hume, Alec Mills, Mike Frift, David Farrell |
| Production design | Wilfred Shingleton, Ken Pattenden, Ken Softley, John Hoesli, Bert Davey, Hugh Scaife |
| Art direction | John Hoesli, Bert Davey, Ken Pattenden, Ken Softley, Wilfred Shingleton, Hugh Scaife |
| Set decoration | Hugh Scaife, Ken Pattenden, Ken Softley, Wilfred Shingleton, John Hoesli, Bert Davey |
| Special effects | George Gibbs |
| Visual effects | George Gibbs |
| Stunts | Eddie Stacey |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa, Gerry Humphreys, Claude Hitchcock |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa, Gerry Humphreys, Claude Hitchcock |
| Costume design | John Bloomfield, Mark Nelson, Wally Schneiderman, Joan Carpenter, Beryl Lerman |
| Makeup | Wally Schneiderman, Beryl Lerman, Mark Nelson, John Bloomfield, Joan Carpenter |
| Hairstyling | Mark Nelson, John Bloomfield, Wally Schneiderman, Joan Carpenter, Beryl Lerman |
| Revenue | 18.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Sep 02, 1981
Netherlands / Sep 17, 1981 / 12
Denmark / Sep 21, 1981
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Germany / Oct 30, 1981 / 12
Portugal / Nov 05, 1981 / M/14
Hong Kong / Nov 26, 1981
United Kingdom / Dec 17, 1981
Greece / Dec 19, 1981
Sweden / Dec 19, 1981
Spain / Jan 14, 1982
Mexico / Sep 16, 1983
Hungary / Jan 26, 1984
Physical media
XC / Oct 01, 1991
Brazil / Dec 06, 2000 / 16 / Capa DVD
Netherlands / Jan 01, 2005 / 12 / DVD
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