Eye of the Needle
To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
1981
Rated
R
108
minutes
Drama, Thriller
Directed By:
Richard Marquand
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.
Language
English
Release Date
July 24, 1981
Revenue
$18,000,000
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
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
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Richard Marquand
Director
Anthony Squire
Second Unit Director
Angela Allen
Continuity
Valerie Booth
Continuity
Roger Simons
Assistant Director
Camera
Alan Hume
Director of Photography
Alec Mills
Camera Operator
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Mike Frift
Focus Puller
Sound
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Recordist
Production
Celestia Fox
Casting Director
Stephen J. Friedman
Producer
John Comfort
Production Manager
Claude Hudson
Production Supervisor
William Lang
Location Manager
Lee Bolon
Location Manager
Editing
Art
Bert Davey
Art Direction
Wilfred Shingleton
Production Design
Hugh Scaife
Set Decoration
John Hoesli
Art Direction
Ken Softley
Construction Manager
Ken Pattenden
Construction Manager
Crew
Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Lowin
Second Unit Cinematographer
Jennifer Patrick
Dialogue Coach
Costume & Make-Up
John Bloomfield
Costume Designer
Wally Schneiderman
Makeup Artist
Joan Carpenter
Hairstylist
Beryl Lerman
Makeup Artist
Mark Nelson
Hairstylist
Visual Effects
Lighting