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Eye of the Needle
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EYE OF THE NEEDLE

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

19811h 48m6.7 TMDb

Directed by Richard Marquand

Spoiler-Free

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

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

Alex McCrindle

Alex McCrindle

Tom

Movie Vibe

Suspense7.4
Emotion7
Complexity7.3
Humor5
Realism6.6
Action5.4
Darkness5.6

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers who enjoy suspense and tension

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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