Eye of the Needle

1981·1h 48m·Released

6.7
DramaThriller

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.

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

George Belbin

George Belbin

Lucy's Father

Barbara Graley

Barbara Graley

David's Mother

George Lee

George Lee

Constable

Arthur Lovegrove

Arthur Lovegrove

Peterson

Details

Release Date
1981-07-24
Status
Released
Language
English, Deutsch
Production
Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
Revenue
$18M

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