Movie·1981·1h 48m
Eye of the Needle
To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
Directed By
Richard Marquand
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Stanley Mann
Producer
Stephen J. Friedman
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Editor
Sean Barton
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Stanley Mann
Screenplay
Alan Hume
Director of Photography
Richard Marquand
Director
Stephen J. Friedman
Producer
Sean Barton
Editor
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