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Eye of the Needle (1981)

Movie"To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not."
Audience Score
66
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R 1 hr 48 minJul 24th, 1981Thriller, Drama
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.
StarringDonald SutherlandKate NelliganIan Bannen
DirectorRichard Marquand

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 24th, 1981
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 18th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$18,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Kings Road Entertainment, Juniper Films
Movie Tags:
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