Eye of the Needle

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

Jul 24 1981 R 1h 52m

Romance, Thriller, War

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.

Plot

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.

Written by

Ken Follett, Stanley Mann

Directed by

Richard Marquand

Cast

Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Stephen MacKenna

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Juniper Films, Kings Road Entertainment

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers

Trailer

Eye of the Needle (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Scores

# of Votes

13,234

Average Rating

7.1 out of 10

Metascore

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