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Eye of the Needle

1981, drama, suspense

108 minutes

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...

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Cast

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Godliman

Faith Brook

Faith Brook

Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

David Hayman

Canter

Philip Martin Brown

Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna

Lieutenant

George Belbin

Lucy's Father

Barbara Graley

David's Mother

George Lee

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

Rupert Frazer

Muller

John Bennett

John Bennett

Kleinmann

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Lock Keeper

John Paul

Home Guard Captain

Richard Graydon

Home Guard Private

Michael Mellinger

Michael Mellinger

Portuguese Man

Allan Surtees

Allan Surtees

Colonel Terry

Don Fellows

Don Fellows

American Colonel

Stewart Harwood

Sailor #1

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Sailor #2

Rory Edwards

Sailor #3

Ellis Dale

Station Master

Bill Fraser

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

Bill Nighy

Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Stephen Phillips

Home Guard Corporal

Crew

Art

John Hoesli

Art direction

Bert Davey

Art direction

Wilfred Shingleton

Production design

Hugh Scaife

Set decoration

Camera

Alec Mills

Camera operator

David Farrell

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Mark Nelson

Hairstylist

Joan Carpenter

Hairstylist

Wally Schneiderman

Makeup artist

Beryl Lerman

Makeup artist

Crew

Eddie Stacey

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Richard Marquand

Richard Marquand

Director

Editing

Sean Barton

Editor

Lighting

Bob Bremner

Gaffer

Production

William Lang

Location manager

Lee Bolon

Location manager

Sound

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original music composer

Gerry Humphreys

Sound re-recording mixer

Claude Hitchcock

Sound recordist

Writing

Visual effects

George Gibbs

Special effects supervisor

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Largescale poster for Eye of the Needle

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