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67% Critic Match
Eye of the Needle
“To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.”
6.7 / 10• 1981• 1h 48m•R• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Donald Sutherland
Faber
Lead
Kate Nelligan
Lucy
Ian Bannen
Godliman
Christopher Cazenove
David
Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother
Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden
David Hayman
Canter
Alex McCrindle
Tom
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Marquand's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eye of the Needle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
