Drama · Thriller
Eye of the Needle
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.
Trailer
Top Cast
Donald Sutherland
Faber
Kate Nelligan
Lucy
Ian Bannen
Godliman
Christopher Cazenove
David
Faith Brook
Lucy's Mother
Barbara Ewing
Mrs. Garden
David Hayman
Canter
Alex McCrindle
Tom
Directed by
Richard Marquand
Production
Reviews
Wuchak
8/104/27/2023
**_To kill and love during WW2 with Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan_** A German spy in Britain (Sutherland) has strategic info on the D-Day landing in 1944. As he tries to elude the authorities, he stumbles on a couple living remotely near the coast (Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove). Will he make it out? Who will live and who will die? "Eye of the Needle” (1981) is a war drama/thriller, but not a conventional war movie. The plot has similarities to “The Eagle Has Landed” (1976) with the same actor as the spy (Sutherland). It’s almost as if they’re the same character. The difference is that “Eagle” features military combat whereas this one is decidedly a spy-on-the-run flick with the thrills thereof. Like “Eagle,” this is easily one of Sutherland’s top movies. The British sce
Where to Watch
Streaming availability powered by JustWatch via TMDB
Community Reviews
Be the first to rate this title.
You might also like
Topaz
1969 · Drama
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · Adventure
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Drama
The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Action
The Zone of Interest
2023 · Drama
The Book Thief
2013 · Drama
On the Beach
2000 · Drama
Valkyrie
2008 · Drama
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Thriller
The Courier
2020 · Thriller
Last Breath
2025 · Thriller
High Crimes
2002 · Drama