Eye of the Needle (1981)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1981-07-24
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 265 votes
Directed by Richard Marquand.
Top cast
- Donald Sutherland as Faber
- Kate Nelligan as Lucy
- Ian Bannen as Godliman
- Christopher Cazenove as David
- Faith Brook as Lucy's Mother
- Barbara Ewing as Mrs. Garden
- David Hayman as Canter
- Alex McCrindle as Tom
- Philip Martin Brown as Billy Parkin
- Stephen MacKenna as Lieutenant
Where to watch Eye of the Needle
- United States: stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus; watch free on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
- India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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