Eye of the Needle

1981 · directed by Richard Marquand

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

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.

Eye of the Needle (1981), directed by Richard Marquand, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Donald Sutherland
• Kate Nelligan
• David Hayman

More from Richard Marquand

1. Return of the Jedi (1983) — 77/100
2. Jagged Edge (1985) — 66/100
3. The Legacy (1978) — 43/100

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