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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1981-07-24
- video_camera_front Companies Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
- timer Runtime: 108 Mins
- star Rating: 6.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 229 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0082351
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smart_display 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
groups Crew

Stanley Mann
Screenplay

Alan Hume
Director of Photography

Richard Marquand
Director

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

John Comfort
Production Manager

Alec Mills
Camera Operator

John Bloomfield
Costume Designer

Celestia Fox
Casting Director

Wally Schneiderman
Makeup Artist

Angela Allen
Continuity

Beryl Lerman
Makeup Artist

Valerie Booth
Continuity

David Farrell
Still Photographer

Claude Hudson
Production Supervisor

Claude Hitchcock
Sound Recordist

Mark Nelson
Hairstylist

Roger Simons
Assistant Director

Joan Carpenter
Hairstylist

George Gibbs
Special Effects Supervisor

Ken Pattenden
Construction Manager

Ken Softley
Construction Manager

Nick Hosker
Assistant Editor

Jack Lowin
Second Unit Cinematographer

William Lang
Location Manager

Mike Frift
Focus Puller

Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Anthony Squire
Second Unit Director

Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator

Lee Bolon
Location Manager

Bob Bremner
Gaffer

Wilfred Shingleton
Production Design

Hugh Scaife
Set Decoration

Stephen J. Friedman
Producer

John Hoesli
Art Direction

Ken Follett
Novel

Sean Barton
Editor

Bert Davey
Art Direction

Jennifer Patrick
Dialogue Coach
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