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.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
39 people
Donald Sutherland
Faber
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Kate Nelligan
Lucy
Known for
U.S. Marshals
Wolf
Ian Bannen
Godliman
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Waking Ned
Christopher Cazenove
David
Known for
A Knight's Tale
Dynasty
Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother
Known for
To Sir, with Love
Jungle Book
Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden
Known for
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Torture Garden
David Hayman
Canter
Known for
Taboo
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Alex McCrindle
Tom
Known for
Star Wars
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Philip Martin Brown
Billy Parkin
Known for
The Worst Witch
Death Comes to Pemberley
Stephen MacKenna
Lieutenant
Known for
Accused
George Belbin
Lucy's Father
Known for
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Barbara Graley
David's Mother
Also in
Time Is My Enemy
After the Ball
Richard Marquand Director · Stanley Mann Screenplay Ken Follett Author
Worldwide gross $18M · United States release July 24, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$18,000,000
Production
Kings Road Entertainment
Production
Juniper Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · July 24, 1981
Theatrical
Brazil
December 6, 2000 · Physical · Capa DVD
Denmark
September 21, 1981 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
October 30, 1981 · Theatrical
Greece
December 19, 1981 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 26, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 16, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 17, 1981 · Theatrical
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 5, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 19, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 17, 1981 · Theatrical
XC
October 1, 1991 · Physical
More from Richard Marquand
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Eye of the Needle
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.