The read
Scores higher than 71% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic61/100
265 audience votes
Key crew
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Richard MarquandDirector
Cast
- Donald SutherlandFaber
- Kate NelliganLucy
- Ian BannenGodliman
- Christopher CazenoveDavid
- Faith BrookLucy's Mother
- Barbara EwingMrs. Garden
- David HaymanCanter
- Alex McCrindleTom
- Philip Martin BrownBilly Parkin
- Stephen MacKennaLieutenant
- George BelbinLucy's Father
- Barbara GraleyDavid's Mother
Stills
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Themes
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or booksubmarinespyworld war iid-dayperiod dramanazi spycold blooded killer1940sisolated island
The Best Movies of 1981
Eye of the Needle is #36 of 60
