Movie
Eye of the Needle
Released: July 24, 1981 (1981)
Runtime: 108 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Alex McCrindle as Tom
Age at release: 69
- Faith Brook as Lucy's Mother
Age at release: 59
- Ian Bannen as Godliman
Age at release: 53
- Donald Sutherland as Faber
Age at release: 46
- Barbara Ewing as Mrs. Garden
Age at release: 42
- Stephen MacKenna as Lieutenant
Age at release: 37
- Christopher Cazenove as David
Age at release: 35
- David Hayman as Canter
Age at release: 33
- Kate Nelligan as Lucy
Age at release: 31
- Philip Martin Brown as Billy Parkin
Age at release: 25
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- William Merrow as German Radio Operator
Age at release: 74
- Arthur Lovegrove as Peterson
Age at release: 68
- Sam Kydd as Lock Keeper
Age at release: 64
- George Belbin as Lucy's Father
Age at release: 61
- John Paul as Home Guard Captain
Age at release: 60
- Richard Graydon as Home Guard Private
Age at release: 59
- Don Fellows as American Colonel
Age at release: 58
- Allan Surtees as Colonel Terry
Age at release: 56
- Patrick Connor as Inspector Harris
Age at release: 54
- John Bennett as Kleinmann
Age at release: 53
- Michael Mellinger as Portuguese Man
Age at release: 52
- Colin Rix as Oliphant
Age at release: 49
- George Lee as Constable
Age at release: 42
- Rupert Frazer as Muller
Age at release: 34
- Stewart Harwood as Sailor #1
Age at release: 28
- Rik Mayall as Sailor #2
Age at release: 23
- Barbara Graley as David's Mother
Age at release: Unknown
- Chris Jenkinson as German SS Officer
Age at release: Unknown
- Jonathan Nicholas Haley as Jo
Age at release: Unknown
- Rory Edwards as Sailor #3
Age at release: Unknown