Eye of the Needle (1981)

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112 min - Romance | Thriller | War - 24 July 1981 (USA)

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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.

Director:

Richard Marquand

Writers:

Ken Follett (novel), Stanley Mann (screenplay)

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Stephen MacKenna

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Donald Sutherland	...	Faber
	Stephen MacKenna	...	Lieutenant
	Philip Martin Brown	...	Billy Parkin
	Kate Nelligan	...	Lucy
	Christopher Cazenove	...	David
	George Belbin	...	Lucy's Father
	Faith Brook	...	Lucy's Mother
	Barbara Graley	...	David's Mother
	George Lee	...	Constable
	Arthur Lovegrove	...	Peterson
	Colin Rix	...	Oliphant
	Barbara Ewing	...	Mrs. Garden
	Chris Jenkinson	...	German SS Officer
	William Merrow	...	German Radio Operator
	Patrick Connor	...	Inspector Harris

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A German spy carrying information that will reveal the target of Operation Overlord becomes involved with the wife of a crippled man on an isolated island off the Scottish coast while he waits to be picked up. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

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To love a stranger is easy... To kill a lover is not. See more »

Genres:

Romance | Thriller | War

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Language:

German | English

Release Date:

24 July 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Eye of the Needle See more »

Filming Locations:

Blackbush Airport, Hampshire, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$17,583,634 (USA)

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Production Co:

Kings Road Entertainment See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The film utilizes an oft-used storyline of the war movie genre which has two soldiers in love with the same girl. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When David & Lucy's MG TA goes off the road an incendiary/smoke effect is already burning/smoking where the car is about to crash to the ground. See more »

Quotes

Faber: The war has come down to the two of us.
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Connections

Referenced in A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Roses and Moonlight"
(uncredited)
Music by Alan Moorhouse
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