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Eye of the Needle (1981)

"To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not."

6.7/10 1h 48m Jul 24, 1981
Drama Thriller

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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Movie Details

Original Title Eye of the Needle
Original Language EN
Revenue $18,000,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.4

Cast

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Faber
Popularity: 1.8
Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan
Lucy
Popularity: 1.7
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen
Godliman
Popularity: 6.5
Christopher Cazenove
Christopher Cazenove
David
Popularity: 1.5
Faith Brook
Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother
Popularity: 6.7
Barbara Ewing
Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden
Popularity: 5.3
David Hayman
David Hayman
Canter
Popularity: 1.1
Alex McCrindle
Alex McCrindle
Tom
Popularity: 1.3
Philip Martin Brown
Philip Martin Brown
Billy Parkin
Popularity: 4.7
Stephen MacKenna
Stephen MacKenna
Lieutenant
Popularity: 6.6
George Belbin
George Belbin
Lucy's Father
Popularity: 0.6
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Barbara Graley
David's Mother
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Stanley Mann
Director Richard Marquand
Producer Stephen J. Friedman
Editor Sean Barton

Production

Kings Road Entertainment
US
Juniper Films
GB

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Keywords

husband wife relationship based on novel or book submarine world war ii d-day nazi spy cold blooded killer 1940s isolated island

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 8/10
Apr 27, 2023

**_To kill and love during WW2 with Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan_** A German spy in Britain (Sutherland) has strategic info on the D-Day landing in 1944. As he tries to elude the authorities, he stumbles on a couple living remotely near the coast (Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove). Will h ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 24, 1981
Runtime 1h 48m
Revenue $18,000,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.4
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