Eye of the Needle

Nan
1h 48m
1981
6.629 /10 (244)

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.

Country : United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages : English, Deutsch
Released Date: 1981-07-24

Top Billed 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

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