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Eye of the Needle is a 1981 British spy film directed by Richard Marquand, and starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett.
Jul 24, 1981 · Eye of the Needle: Directed by Richard Marquand. With Donald Sutherland, Stephen MacKenna, Philip Martin Brown, Kate Nelligan. A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.
It is about a German spy, the “Needle,” who dropped out of sight in Germany in 1938 and now inhabits a series of drab bed-sitting-rooms in England while he spies on the British war effort.
Henry, who is actually the "Needle," a name that refers to his favorite method of killing, becomes stranded on Storm Island with Lucy (Kate Nelligan) and her husband, David (Christopher...
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Jun 15, 2020 · Directed by Richard Marquand. With Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Stephen MacKenna. Eye of the Needle Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3Xu0O4J Eye of the Needle DVD :...
Donald Sutherland stars in this moody thriller as a villainous Nazi spy whose passions betray him via a married woman (Kate Nelligan) in this intriguing blend of romance and espionage against the backdrop of WWII Britain.
WWII German superspy, the Needle, who gravitates towards murder using his trusty switchblade, discovers vital evidence about the Allies D-Day invasion. He makes for the Scotish coast to escape on a U-Boat when his small boat is shipwrecked before being picked up and the Needle is washed ashore.
Eye of the Needle is a 1981 espionage thriller directed by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland as a German spy known as "The Needle." Set during World War II, the film follows his mission to uncover the Allied invasion plans and his unexpected encounter with a lonely woman on a remote Scottish island, which complicates his objectives. The film is based on Ken Follett's bestselling novel.
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.
English. Box office. $17.5 million. Eye of the Needle is a 1981 British spy movie directed by Richard Marquand and starring Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett.
