Eye of the Needle

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

6.719811h 48m

Released

Drama

Thriller

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1981-07-24

Runtime1h 48m

LanguagesEnglishDeutsch

CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Revenue$18,000,000

Keywords

husband wife relationship

based on novel or book

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2 total

Trailer

Eye of the Needle (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Cast & Crew

Donald Sutherland

as Faber

Kate Nelligan

as Lucy

Ian Bannen

as Godliman

Christopher Cazenove

as David

Faith Brook

as Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

as Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

as Canter

Alex McCrindle

as Tom

Philip Martin Brown

as Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna

as Lieutenant

Reviews

Wuchak

Apr 27, 2023

8/10

**_To kill and love during WW2 with Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan_** A German spy in Britain (Sutherland) has strategic info on the D-Day landing in 1944. As he tries to elude the authorities, he stumbles on a couple living remotely near the coast (Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove). Will he make it out? Who will live and who will die? …

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