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Eye of the Needle

Not Rated
DramaThriller
6.6/10(221 ratings)

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.

07-24-1981
1h 48m
Eye of the Needle
Backdrop for Eye of the Needle

Main Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Faber

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Lucy

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Godliman

Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove

David

Faith Brook

Faith Brook

Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

Barbara Ewing

Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

David Hayman

Canter

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Richard Marquand
Production:
Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
Revenue:
$18,000,000

Key Crew

Screenplay:
Stanley Mann
Director:
Richard Marquand
Original Music Composer:
Miklós Rózsa
Camera Operator:
Alec Mills
Costume Designer:
John Bloomfield

Locations and Languages

Country:
GB; US
Filming:
GB; US
Languages:
en