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Film · Drama, Thriller

Eye of the Needle (1981)

★ 6.7 · 272 votesIMDb★ 7.1 · 14,417 votes1 h 48 minDrama, Thriller1981

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.

Director
Richard Marquand
Writers
Stanley Mann, Ken Follett
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
July 24, 1981

Eye of the Needle was released on July 24, 1981. Where to watch in United States: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel (subscription).

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Eye of the Needle cast

  • Donald SutherlandFaber
  • Kate NelliganLucy
  • Ian BannenGodliman
  • Christopher CazenoveDavid
  • Faith BrookLucy's Mother
  • Barbara EwingMrs. Garden
  • David HaymanCanter
  • Alex McCrindleTom
  • Philip Martin BrownBilly Parkin
  • Stephen MacKennaLieutenant
  • George BelbinLucy's Father
  • Barbara GraleyDavid's Mother
  • George LeeConstable
  • Arthur LovegrovePeterson
  • Colin RixOliphant
  • Chris JenkinsonGerman SS Officer
  • William MerrowGerman Radio Operator
  • Patrick ConnorInspector Harris
  • Rupert FrazerMuller
  • Jonathan Nicholas HaleyJo
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