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Eye of the Needle
To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Eye of the Needle
Cast
Donald SutherlandFaber
Kate NelliganLucy
Ian BannenGodliman
Christopher CazenoveDavid
Faith BrookLucy's Mother
Barbara EwingMrs. Garden
David HaymanCanter
Alex McCrindleTomCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Marquand
- Written by
- Stanley Mann, Ken Follett
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $18M
Production
- Kings Road EntertainmentUnited States
- Juniper FilmsUnited Kingdom
