Eye of the Needle (1981)

Name: Eye of the Needle
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1981-07-24
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Ian Bannen, Christopher Cazenove, Faith Brook

Drama, Thriller • PT1H48M

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.

Director: Richard Marquand

Top Cast

Donald Sutherland as Faber
Kate Nelligan as Lucy
Ian Bannen as Godliman
Christopher Cazenove as David
Faith Brook as Lucy's Mother

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