Eye of the Needle
6.649
108 minutes
7/24/1981
Overview
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 List
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
George Belbin
as Lucy's Father
Barbara Graley
as David's Mother
George Lee
as Constable
Arthur Lovegrove
as Peterson
Colin Rix
as Oliphant
Chris Jenkinson
as German SS Officer
William Merrow
as German Radio Operator
Patrick Connor
as Inspector Harris
Rupert Frazer
as Muller
Jonathan Nicholas Haley
as Jo
John Bennett
as Kleinmann
Sam Kydd
as Lock Keeper
John Paul
as Home Guard Captain
Richard Graydon
as Home Guard Private
Michael Mellinger
as Portuguese Man
Allan Surtees
as Colonel Terry
Don Fellows
as American Colonel
Stewart Harwood
as Sailor #1
Rik Mayall
as Sailor #2
Rory Edwards
as Sailor #3
Ellis Dale
as Station Master
Bill Fraser
as Mr. Porter
Michael Josephs
as German Naval Captain
John Rees
as German Naval Operator
John Grieve
as Inspector Kincaid
Bruce White
as Oban Policeman
David Ashton
as Oban Radio Operator
Bill Nighy
as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
Stephen Phillips
as Home Guard Corporal