Eye of the Needle (1981)

"To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not."

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Eye of the Needle

R 1 hr 48 minJul 24th, 1981Thriller, Drama

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.

StarringDonald SutherlandKate NelliganIan Bannen

DirectorRichard Marquand

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Donald Sutherland

Christopher Cazenove

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 24th, 1981

On DVD & Blu-ray:January 18th, 2000 - Buy DVD

Movie Box Office Gross:$18,000,000 (Worldwide)

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films

Movie Tags:1940s, submarine

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