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Eye of the Needle

1981

1h 48m

6.70

Drama, Thriller

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.

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

Rupert Frazer

Muller

John Bennett

Kleinmann

Sam Kydd

Lock Keeper

Richard Graydon

Home Guard Private

Michael Mellinger

Portuguese Man

Allan Surtees

Colonel Terry

Don Fellows

American Colonel

Rik Mayall

Sailor #2

Bill Fraser

Mr. Porter

Bill Nighy

Squadron Leader Blenkinsop

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

Jonathan Nicholas Haley

Jo

John Paul

Home Guard Captain

Stewart Harwood

Sailor #1

Rory Edwards

Sailor #3

Ellis Dale

Station Master

Michael Josephs

German Naval Captain

John Rees

German Naval Operator

John Grieve

Inspector Kincaid

Bruce White

Oban Policeman

David Ashton

Oban Radio Operator

Stephen Phillips

Home Guard Corporal

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