Eye of the Needle (1981)

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

Directed by Richard Marquand1h 48mDrama,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.

Rated
R
Year
1981
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
24 July 1981
TMDB
6.7 (265)
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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
B
Barbara Graley
David's Mother
G
George Lee
Constable
A
Arthur Lovegrove
Peterson
C
Colin Rix
Oliphant
C
Chris Jenkinson
German SS Officer
W
William Merrow
German Radio Operator
P
Patrick Connor
Inspector Harris
Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer
Muller
J
Jonathan Nicholas Haley
Jo
John Bennett
John Bennett
Kleinmann
Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
Lock Keeper
John Paul
John Paul
Home Guard Captain
Richard Graydon
Richard Graydon
Home Guard Private
Michael Mellinger
Michael Mellinger
Portuguese Man
Allan Surtees
Allan Surtees
Colonel Terry
Don Fellows
Don Fellows
American Colonel
S
Stewart Harwood
Sailor #1
Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall
Sailor #2
R
Rory Edwards
Sailor #3
E
Ellis Dale
Station Master
Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser
Mr. Porter
M
Michael Josephs
German Naval Captain
J
John Rees
German Naval Operator
J
John Grieve
Inspector Kincaid
B
Bruce White
Oban Policeman
D
David Ashton
Oban Radio Operator
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
S
Stephen Phillips
Home Guard Corporal

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