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Eye of the Needle (1981)

R · 1981-07-24 · 1h 48m · EN
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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.

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Richard MarquandDirector
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Donald SutherlandDonald SutherlandFaberKate NelliganKate NelliganLucyIan BannenIan BannenGodlimanChristopher CazenoveChristopher CazenoveDavidStephen MacKennaStephen MacKennaLieutenantPhilip Martin BrownPhilip Martin BrownBilly ParkinGeorge BelbinGeorge BelbinLucy's FatherFaith BrookFaith BrookLucy's MotherBarbara GraleyBarbara GraleyDavid's MotherGeorge LeeGeorge LeeConstableArthur LovegroveArthur LovegrovePetersonColin RixColin RixOliphant

Keywords

Husband wife relationshipBased on novel or bookWorld war iiAlliesIslandSpySubmarine1940sD-dayScotlandCar accidentStorm at seaStabbingRuthless killerCold blooded killerU boatIsolated islandNazi spyStolen boat

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Genre affinityAction · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityHusband Wife Relationship · Based On Novel Or Book · World War IiMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingActionEmotional intensityRomance · World War Ii

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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.

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Eye of the Needle has a runtime of 108 minutes.

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