Eye of the Needle (1981)
To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
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.
Cast
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Donald Sutherland
as Faber
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Kate Nelligan
as Lucy
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Ian Bannen
as Godliman
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Christopher Cazenove
as David
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Faith Brook
as Lucy's Mother
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Barbara Ewing
as Mrs. Garden
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David Hayman
as Canter
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Alex McCrindle
as Tom
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Philip Martin Brown
as Billy Parkin
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Stephen MacKenna
as Lieutenant
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George Belbin
as Lucy's Father
- Barbara Graley as David's Mother
- George Lee as Constable
- Arthur Lovegrove as Peterson
- Colin Rix as Oliphant
- Chris Jenkinson as German SS Officer
- William Merrow as German Radio Operator
- Patrick Connor as Inspector Harris
Crew
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Richard Marquand
Director
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Alan Hume
Director of Photography
- Sean Barton Editor
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Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
- Stephen J. Friedman Producer
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Stanley Mann
Screenplay