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Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle1981

★6.7108 minDramaThriller

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

Writer

Score

Stars

Donald Sutherland Kate Nelligan Ian Bannen

Cast39

Donald Sutherland
as Faber
Kate Nelligan
as Lucy
Ian Bannen
as Godliman
Christopher Cazenove
as David
Faith Brook
as Lucy's Mother
Barbara Ewing
as Mrs. Garden
David Hayman
as Canter
Alex McCrindle
as Tom
Philip Martin Brown
as Billy Parkin
Stephen MacKenna
as Lieutenant
George Belbin
as Lucy's Father
B
Barbara Graley
as David's Mother
G
George Lee
as Constable
A
Arthur Lovegrove
as Peterson
C
Colin Rix
as Oliphant
C
Chris Jenkinson
as German SS Officer
W
William Merrow
as German Radio Operator
P
Patrick Connor
as Inspector Harris
Rupert Frazer
as Muller
J
Jonathan Nicholas Haley
as Jo
John Bennett
as Kleinmann
Sam Kydd
as Lock Keeper
John Paul
as Home Guard Captain
Richard Graydon
as Home Guard Private
Michael Mellinger
as Portuguese Man
Allan Surtees
as Colonel Terry
Don Fellows
as American Colonel
S
Stewart Harwood
as Sailor #1
Rik Mayall
as Sailor #2
R
Rory Edwards
as Sailor #3
E
Ellis Dale
as Station Master
Bill Fraser
as Mr. Porter
M
Michael Josephs
as German Naval Captain
J
John Rees
as German Naval Operator
J
John Grieve
as Inspector Kincaid
B
Bruce White
as Oban Policeman
D
David Ashton
as Oban Radio Operator
Bill Nighy
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
S
Stephen Phillips
as Home Guard Corporal

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