Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle (1981)

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

Drama Thriller

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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  • Release Date: 1981-07-24
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Director: Richard Marquand

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    • Trailer

    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

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