Eye of the Needle
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Eye of the Needle (1981)

17/12/1981 (GB)
Drama, Thriller
1h 48m

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

Overview

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.

  • Richard MarquandDirector
  • Stanley MannScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $18,000,000

Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • submarine
  • world war ii
  • d-day
  • nazi spy
  • cold blooded killer
  • 1940s
  • isolated island

Top Billed Cast

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

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