Eye of the Needle
MGM / UA (1981)
Thriller
In Collection
#4439
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027616799128
IMDB   7.1
1 hr 52 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Donald Sutherland Faber
Stephen MacKenna Lieutenant
Philip Martin Brown Billy Parkin
Kate Nelligan Lucy
Christopher Cazenove David
George Belbin Lucy's Father
Faith Brook Lucy's Mother
Barbara Graley David's Mother
George Lee Constable
Arthur Lovegrove Peterson
Ian Bannen
Director
Richard Marquand
Producer Stephen Friedman
Writer Ken Follett
Stanley Mann


"Romantic. Stirring. An Extraordinary Achievement!" - Andrew Sarris, Village Voice

Donald Sutherland (Outbreak), and Kate Nelligan (Up Close & Personal), ignite the screen as ill-fated lovers in this exciting emotionally involving thriller (New York Magazine). Based on the best-selling novel by Ken Follett, this searing mystery is a roller coaster ride of suspense, centering on the relationship between a master spy and a brave woman - with the fate of the world hangin in the balance.

Englishmen know him as Faber, but to the Fatherland, he's the loyal and lethal spy known as "The Needle". On his way back to Germany, Faber is shipwrecked on an island outpost where he befriends Lucy, a beautiful Englishwoman who lives there with her family. Lonely and scorned by her bitter, crippled husband, Lucy falls for the enigmatic stranger, not knowing that he's a traitor determined to prevent the D-Day invasion. But as their passion erupts, Lucy discovers the brutal truth - as love and war melt into an electryfing climax of eroticism, adrenaline and terror!
Edition Details
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Chapters 32
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color
Subtitles English; French
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Original Theatrical Trailers
Collectible Booklet