Eye of the Needle (1981)

6.7/10 • 108 min • Drama Thriller

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.

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Faber

Kate Nelligan

Lucy

Ian Bannen

Godliman

Christopher Cazenove

David

Faith Brook

Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

Canter

Alex McCrindle

Tom

Philip Martin Brown

Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna

Lieutenant

George Belbin

Lucy's Father

Rupert Frazer

Muller

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