Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

108 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 24, 1981

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.

Eye of the Needle

108 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 24, 1981

Eye of the Needle
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
Original title Eye of the Needle
Directors Roger Simons, Valerie Booth, Anthony Squire, Angela Allen, Richard Marquand
Writers Ken Follett, Stanley Mann

Cast

Kate Nelligan

as Lucy

Ian Bannen

as Godliman

Faith Brook

as Lucy's Mother

Barbara Ewing

as Mrs. Garden

David Hayman

as Canter

Philip Martin Brown

as Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna

as Lieutenant

George Belbin

as Lucy's Father

Barbara Graley

as David's Mother

George Lee

as Constable

Arthur Lovegrove

as Peterson

Colin Rix

as Oliphant

Chris Jenkinson

as German SS Officer

William Merrow

as German Radio Operator

Patrick Connor

as Inspector Harris

Rupert Frazer

as Muller

John Bennett

as Kleinmann

Sam Kydd

as Lock Keeper

John Paul

as Home Guard Captain

Richard Graydon

as Home Guard Private

Michael Mellinger

as Portuguese Man

Allan Surtees

as Colonel Terry

Don Fellows

as American Colonel

Stewart Harwood

as Sailor #1

Rik Mayall

as Sailor #2

Rory Edwards

as Sailor #3

Ellis Dale

as Station Master

Bill Fraser

as Mr. Porter

Michael Josephs

as German Naval Captain

John Rees

as German Naval Operator

John Grieve

as Inspector Kincaid

Bruce White

as Oban Policeman

David Ashton

as Oban Radio Operator

Bill Nighy

as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

Stephen Phillips

as Home Guard Corporal