Eye of the Needle
July 24, 1981
108 minutes
6.7
DramaThriller

Eye of the Needle

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.

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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)
Barbara Graley
(David's Mother)
George Lee
(Constable)
Arthur Lovegrove
(Peterson)
Colin Rix
(Oliphant)
Chris Jenkinson
(German SS Officer)
William Merrow
(German Radio Operator)
Patrick Connor
(Inspector Harris)
Rupert Frazer
(Muller)
Jonathan Nicholas Haley
(Jo)
John Bennett
(Kleinmann)
Sam Kydd
(Lock Keeper)
John Paul
(Home Guard Captain)
Richard Graydon
(Home Guard Private)
Michael Mellinger
(Portuguese Man)
Allan Surtees
(Colonel Terry)
Don Fellows
(American Colonel)
Stewart Harwood
(Sailor #1)
Rik Mayall
(Sailor #2)
Rory Edwards
(Sailor #3)
Ellis Dale
(Station Master)
Bill Fraser
(Mr. Porter)
Michael Josephs
(German Naval Captain)
John Rees
(German Naval Operator)
John Grieve
(Inspector Kincaid)
Bruce White
(Oban Policeman)
David Ashton
(Oban Radio Operator)
Bill Nighy
(Squadron Leader Blenkinsop)
Stephen Phillips
(Home Guard Corporal)