Eye of the Needle

Richard Marquand
1981-07-24

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
6.6
108 min

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

Name Character Team
Donald Sutherland Faber Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Kate Nelligan Lucy Unowned
Ian Bannen Godliman Unowned
Christopher Cazenove David Unowned
Faith Brook Lucy's Mother Unowned
Barbara Ewing Mrs. Garden Unowned
David Hayman Canter Unowned
Alex McCrindle Tom Unowned
Philip Martin Brown Billy Parkin Unowned
Stephen MacKenna Lieutenant Unowned
George Belbin Lucy's Father Unowned
Barbara Graley David's Mother Unowned
George Lee Constable Unowned
Arthur Lovegrove Peterson Unowned
Colin Rix Oliphant Unowned
Chris Jenkinson German SS Officer Unowned
William Merrow German Radio Operator Unowned
Patrick Connor Inspector Harris Unowned
Rupert Frazer Muller Unowned
Jonathan Nicholas Haley Jo Unowned
John Bennett Kleinmann Unowned
Sam Kydd Lock Keeper Unowned
John Paul Home Guard Captain Unowned
Richard Graydon Home Guard Private Unowned
Michael Mellinger Portuguese Man Unowned
Allan Surtees Colonel Terry Unowned
Don Fellows American Colonel Unowned
Stewart Harwood Sailor #1 Unowned
Rik Mayall Sailor #2 Unowned
Rory Edwards Sailor #3 Unowned
Ellis Dale Station Master Unowned
Bill Fraser Mr. Porter Unowned
Michael Josephs German Naval Captain Unowned
John Rees German Naval Operator Unowned
John Grieve Inspector Kincaid Unowned
Bruce White Oban Policeman Unowned
David Ashton Oban Radio Operator Unowned
Bill Nighy Squadron Leader Blenkinsop Zac E. Chan
Stephen Phillips Home Guard Corporal Unowned