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Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle
★ 6.7/10•1981•1h 48m•R•Drama•Thriller

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.

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.

Stanley Mann · Screenplay

Richard Marquand · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 24, 1981
Revenue$18,000,000

Actors

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Faber

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Lucy

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Godliman

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

David

Faith Brook

Faith Brook

Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

Barbara Ewing

Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

David Hayman

Canter

Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle

Tom

Philip Martin Brown

Philip Martin Brown

Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna

Stephen MacKenna

Lieutenant

George Belbin

George Belbin

Lucy's Father

Barbara Graley

David's Mother

George Lee

Constable

Arthur Lovegrove

Peterson

Colin Rix

Oliphant

Chris Jenkinson

German SS Officer

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