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Eye of the Needle

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

Duration

1h 48m

Release

24 Jul 1981

Country

United StatesUnited Kingdom

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.

Cast

Donald SutherlandKate NelliganStephen MacKenna

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10Rotten Tomatoes: 85%Metacritic: 61/100

Details

Director

Richard Marquand

Writers

Ken FollettStanley Mann

Revenue

$18,000,000

Awards

1 nomination total

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