Eye of the Needle
(1981) To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not. | Released
Ratings
6.6
7.1
85%
Financials
Revenue: $18,000,000
Budget: $0
Profit: + $18,000,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Jul 24, 1981
Rating: 1981-07-24
Run Time: 1h 48m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United Kingdom , United States of America
Production Companies: Kings Road Entertainment , Juniper Films
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Alan Hume
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| Camera Operator |
Alec Mills
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| Focus Puller |
Mike Frift
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| Still Photographer |
David Farrell
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Stanley Mann
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| Novel |
Ken Follett
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Miklós Rózsa
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| Sound Recordist |
Claude Hitchcock
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Gerry Humphreys
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| Directing | Director |
Richard Marquand
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| Assistant Director |
Roger Simons
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| Second Unit Director |
Anthony Squire
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| Continuity |
Angela Allen
Valerie Booth
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| Art | Art Direction |
John Hoesli
Bert Davey
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| Production Design |
Wilfred Shingleton
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| Set Decoration |
Hugh Scaife
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| Construction Manager |
Ken Pattenden
Ken Softley
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| Production | Producer |
Stephen J. Friedman
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| Production Supervisor |
Claude Hudson
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| Production Manager |
John Comfort
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| Casting Director |
Celestia Fox
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| Location Manager |
William Lang
Lee Bolon
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| Editing | Editor |
Sean Barton
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| Assistant Editor |
Nick Hosker
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| Crew | Dialogue Coach |
Jennifer Patrick
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| Second Unit Cinematographer |
Jack Lowin
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| Stunt Coordinator |
Eddie Stacey
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Designer |
John Bloomfield
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| Makeup Artist |
Wally Schneiderman
Beryl Lerman
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| Hairstylist |
Mark Nelson
Joan Carpenter
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| Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor |
George Gibbs
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| Lighting | Gaffer |
Bob Bremner
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