Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

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

6.7108m1981
DramaThriller

Synopsis

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.

Production Details

Release DateJul 24, 1981

DirectorRichard Marquand

WritersStanley Mann, Ken Follett

Principal 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

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