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Eye of the Needle
To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.
6.7(271)19811h 48m
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.
- Director
- Richard Marquand
- Writers
- Stanley Mann
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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

Philip Martin Brown
Billy Parkin

Stephen MacKenna
Lieutenant

George Belbin
Lucy's Father
Barbara Graley
David's Mother
George Lee
Constable
Arthur Lovegrove
Peterson
Colin Rix
Oliphant
Chris Jenkinson
German SS Officer
William Merrow
German Radio Operator
Patrick Connor
Inspector Harris

Rupert Frazer
Muller
Jonathan Nicholas Haley
Jo

John Bennett
Kleinmann

Sam Kydd
Lock Keeper

John Paul
Home Guard Captain

Richard Graydon
Home Guard Private
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Crew
Directing
- Richard MarquandDirector
- Roger SimonsAssistant Director
- Anthony SquireSecond Unit Director
- Valerie BoothContinuity
- Angela AllenContinuity
Writing
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Ken FollettNovel
Production
- Celestia FoxCasting Director
- John ComfortProduction Manager
- Lee BolonLocation Manager
- Claude HudsonProduction Supervisor
- William LangLocation Manager
- Stephen J. FriedmanProducer
Camera
- Alan HumeDirector of Photography
- Alec MillsCamera Operator
- Mike FriftFocus Puller
- David FarrellStill Photographer
Editing
- Nick HoskerAssistant Editor
- Sean BartonEditor
Sound
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Gerry HumphreysSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Claude HitchcockSound Recordist
Art
- Ken PattendenConstruction Manager
- Ken SoftleyConstruction Manager
- Wilfred ShingletonProduction Design
- John HoesliArt Direction
- Bert DaveyArt Direction
- Hugh ScaifeSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Mark NelsonHairstylist
- John BloomfieldCostume Designer
- Wally SchneidermanMakeup Artist
- Joan CarpenterHairstylist
- Beryl LermanMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- George GibbsSpecial Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Jack LowinSecond Unit Cinematographer
- Eddie StaceyStunt Coordinator
- Jennifer PatrickDialogue Coach
Lighting
- Bob BremnerGaffer