Eye of the Needle poster

Eye of the Needle( 1981)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Sutherland

      Faber

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      Kate Nelligan

      Lucy

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      Ian Bannen

      Godliman

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      Christopher Cazenove

      David

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      Faith Brook

      Lucy's Mother

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      Barbara Ewing

      Mrs. Garden

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      David Hayman

      Canter

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      Alex McCrindle

      Tom

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      Philip Martin Brown

      Billy Parkin

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      Stephen MacKenna

      Lieutenant

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      George Belbin

      Lucy's Father

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      Barbara Graley

      David's Mother

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      George Lee

      Constable

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      Arthur Lovegrove

      Peterson

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      Colin Rix

      Oliphant

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      Chris Jenkinson

      German SS Officer

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      William Merrow

      German Radio Operator

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      Patrick Connor

      Inspector Harris

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      Rupert Frazer

      Muller

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      Jonathan Nicholas Haley

      Jo

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      John Bennett

      Kleinmann

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      Sam Kydd

      Lock Keeper

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      John Paul

      Home Guard Captain

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      Richard Graydon

      Home Guard Private

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      Michael Mellinger

      Portuguese Man

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      Allan Surtees

      Colonel Terry

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      Don Fellows

      American Colonel

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      Stewart Harwood

      Sailor #1

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      Rik Mayall

      Sailor #2

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      Rory Edwards

      Sailor #3

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      Ellis Dale

      Station Master

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      Bill Fraser

      Mr. Porter

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      Michael Josephs

      German Naval Captain

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      John Rees

      German Naval Operator

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      John Grieve

      Inspector Kincaid

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      Bruce White

      Oban Policeman

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      David Ashton

      Oban Radio Operator

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      Bill Nighy

      Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

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      Stephen Phillips

      Home Guard Corporal

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Thu Apr 27 2023
    **_To kill and love during WW2 with Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan_** A German spy in Britain (Sutherland) has strategic info on the D-Day landing in 1944. As he tries to elude the authorities, he stumbles on a couple living remotely near the coast (Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove). Will he make it out? Who will live and who will die? "Eye of the Needle” (1981) is a war drama/thriller, but not a conventional war movie. The plot has similarities to “The Eagle Has Landed” (1976) with the same actor as the spy (Sutherland). It’s almost as if they’re the same character. The difference ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    18000000.00

    Keywords

    • husband wife relationship
    • based on novel or book
    • submarine
    • world war ii
    • d-day
    • nazi spy
    • cold blooded killer
    • 1940s
    • isolated island