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Eye of the Needle

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

1981★ 6.7 · 2561h 48mDramaThriller

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.

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Cast

Bill Nighy
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Donald Sutherland
as Faber

David Hayman
as Canter

Kate Nelligan
as Lucy

John Bennett
as Kleinmann

Rik Mayall
as Sailor #2

Ian Bannen
as Godliman

Philip Martin Brown
as Billy Parkin

Faith Brook
as Lucy's Mother

Alex McCrindle
as Tom

Christopher Cazenove
as David

Sam Kydd
as Lock Keeper

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6.7/ 10

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Release date: 1981-07-24

Revenue: $18,000,000

Runtime: 1h 48m

Genres

DramaThriller

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