The Needles The Needles The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise about 30m out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost Civil Parish of the Isle of Wight. The Needles Lighthouse stands at the outer, western end of the formation. Built in 1859, it has been automated since 1994. The waters and adjoining seabed form part of the Needles Marine Conservation Zone and the Needles along with the shore and heath above are part of the Headon Warren and
The Island at the Top of the World Too" in a family-oriented roadshow package. The film received an Academy Award nomination for its Art direction/set decoration by (Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler, Al Roelofs, and Hal Gausman). A sequel was planned, entitled "The Lost Ones", based more closely on the original novel, but was abandoned when it became apparent that "Island at the Top of the World" would not be a box office success. The film presently holds a 43% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews. Nora Sayre of "The New York Times" wrote, "At moments, the Scandinavian actors seem slightly hampered