Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
Release: 1981-07-24
·Runtime: 108m
·★ 6.6
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Kings Road Entertainment
Juniper Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Bennett
as Kleinmann
Michael Mellinger
as Portuguese Man
Allan Surtees
as Colonel Terry
Sam Kydd
as Lock Keeper
Barbara Ewing
as Mrs. Garden
David Hayman
as Canter
Richard Graydon
as Home Guard Private
Bill Nighy
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
Donald Sutherland
as Faber
Kate Nelligan
as Lucy
Faith Brook
as Lucy's Mother
Alex McCrindle
as Tom
Philip Martin Brown
as Billy Parkin
Rupert Frazer
as Muller
John Paul
as Home Guard Captain
Rik Mayall
as Sailor #2
Ian Bannen
as Godliman
Christopher Cazenove
as David
Stephen MacKenna
as Lieutenant
George Belbin
as Lucy's Father
Don Fellows
as American Colonel
Bill Fraser
as Mr. Porter