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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 24, 1981
Box Office
$18.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 18, 2000
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
Cast
Full credits →D
Donald Sutherland
Faber
K
Kate Nelligan
Lucy
I
Ian Bannen
Godliman
C
Christopher Cazenove
David
F
Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother
B
Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden
D
David Hayman
Canter
A
Alex McCrindle
Tom
P
Philip Martin Brown
Billy Parkin
S
Stephen MacKenna
Lieutenant
G
George Belbin
Lucy's Father
B
Barbara Graley
David's Mother
G
George Lee
Constable
A
Arthur Lovegrove
Peterson
C
Colin Rix
Oliphant
C
Chris Jenkinson
German SS Officer
W
William Merrow
German Radio Operator
P
Patrick Connor
Inspector Harris
R
Rupert Frazer
Muller
J
John Bennett
Kleinmann
