Eye of the Needle poster
Movie

Eye of the Needle

1981·1h 52m·R
RomanceThrillerWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
14,117 votes
Metascore
61
Metacritic

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.

Eye of the Needle is a 1981 romance thriller movie directed by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland, Philip Martin Brown, Stephen MacKenna. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 14,117 votes and runs 1h 52m.

▶ Trailer👁 Watch➕ Add to Queue⭐ Rate
Actions open in the full BullseyeFlix app and jump to the exact feature.
🎬 Open in BullseyeFlix
Full details · Watch links · Similar movies
Director
Richard Marquand
Stars
Donald Sutherland
Philip Martin Brown
Stephen MacKenna
Kate Nelligan
Details
1981-07-24
112 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom
★ English, German
Keywords
sketch of suspectgermanworld war twobicycletraffic accidentcar accidentmorse codenewspaper headlinemysterious strangervillain as protagonistkissjumping off a moving trainspy thrillernazipetrol bombraf pilotlondon englandman with a disabilityperson with a disabilityevil lead charactermanhunthoneymoonphysical disabilitybritish soldierbeing tailed by the policewalking with a limpfemale nudityphotographywomancliffnudityreference to d daychasesubmarinestabbed to deathnewsreelgerman spystormyear 1944year 1940newlywed coupleextramarital affairman with a physical disabilityswitchbladewedding partyinfidelityparalyzed manriding a bicycleradio broadcastenglish police1940sarrestdisabilitysting operationheld at knifepointcheating wifebritish intelligenceeast angliascotlandshipwreckview through magnifying glassriding a motorcyclepolice detectiveman in a wheelchairstorm at seabody part in titlemurderfour word titleoperation fortitudeespionageislandtrain stationsecret informationmale female relationshipwitness interviewbritish fighter pilotbased on noveldead bodynazi spyspywheelchairinjured leglighthouseairbaseradio transmittercar crashmarried coupleparaplegicsex scenescottish policetelephone boxperiod dramafighter pilothusband wife relationshipdecoytelephone calltaxi rideperson with a physical disabilityhit on the head with a shotgun butttrain compartment