Eye of the Needle 42 years old

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.

Eye of the Needle

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.

Credits

Eye of the Needle Cast

Name Character
Donald Sutherland He was 46, now 88 years old as Henry Faber
Christopher Cazenove He was 37, 66 years old when he died as David Rose
Kate Nelligan She was 31, now 74 years old as Lucy Rose
Barbara Ewing She was 37, now 80 years old as Mrs. Garden
Ian Bannen He was 53, 71 years old when he died as Inspector Godliman
Philip Martin Brown He was 25, now 67 years old as Billy Parkin
Stephen MacKenna He was 109, 62 years old when he died as Lieutenant
Faith Brook She was 59, 90 years old when she died as Lucy's Mother
Colin Rix He was 49, 81 years old when he died as Oliphant
George Lee He was 18, now 61 years old as Constable
George Belbin He was 28, now 71 years old as Lucy's Father

Eye of the Needle Crew

Name Department
Celestia Fox as Casting. Production
Wilfred Shingleton as Production Design. He was 67 (68) years old when He died Art
Miklós Rózsa as Original Music Composer. He was 74 (88) years old when He died Sound
Alan Hume as Director of Photography. He was 56 (85) years old when He died Camera
Bert Davey as Art Direction. He was 59 (now 102) years old Art
Sean Barton as Editor. He was 37 (now 79) years old Editing
Stephen J. Friedman as Producer. He was 44 (59) years old when He died Production
Stanley Mann as Screenplay. He was 52 (87) years old when He died Writing
Ken Follett as Novel. He was 32 (now 74) years old Writing
John Hoesli as Art Direction. He was 62 (77) years old when He died Art
Hugh Scaife as Set Decoration. He was 51 (79) years old when He died Art
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Eye of the Needle (42 years)

To love a stranger is easy. To kill a lover is not.

  • Release day: Friday, July 24, 1981
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • Revenue: 18000000.00