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Eye of the Needle (1981)

EnglishFilm1981108 minDrama, Thriller★ 6.7/10

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.

Directed by
Richard Marquand
Starring
Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Ian Bannen
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Released
1981-07-24

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Cast

Donald SutherlandDonald SutherlandFaber
Kate NelliganKate NelliganLucy
Ian BannenIan BannenGodliman
Christopher CazenoveChristopher CazenoveDavid
Faith BrookFaith BrookLucy's Mother
Barbara EwingBarbara EwingMrs. Garden
David HaymanDavid HaymanCanter
Alex McCrindleAlex McCrindleTom
Philip Martin BrownPhilip Martin BrownBilly Parkin
Stephen MacKennaStephen MacKennaLieutenant
George BelbinGeorge BelbinLucy's Father
Barbara GraleyDavid's Mother

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