Eye of the Needle [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Marquand Richard Marquand

Overview

Eye of the Needle is a engrossing, old-fashioned WWII spy thriller with a romantic subplot. Faber, (Donald Sutherland) is a Nazi spy stationed in Britain who uncovers the Allies' plans to invade Normandy. His cover is blown when his landlady catches him using a shortwave radio and he is forced to kill her. Trusting no one, her murders several people as he flees, trying to escape from Britain and pass on his information to his Nazi superiors. Faber steals a fishing boat intending to rendezvous with a U-boat at a remote island. However, the boat sinks during a violent storm and Faber is stranded and forced to seek shelter with Lucy (Kate Nelligan), the lonely, sexually frustrated wife of a paraplegic ex-fighter pilot (Christopher Cazenove). A love affair between Lucy and Faber complicates his plans and the film draws to an dramatic, surprising climax as Lucy discovers Faber's true identity. Directed with considerable flair by Richard Marquand, this adaptation of Ken Follett's best-selling novel the film is both an effective thriller and a touching, highly erotic love story. The sexual encounters between Lucy and Faber are sensual, beautifully photographed and romantic. Eye of the Needle also includes one of Sutherland's best performances cold-blooded spy who who falls in love. Kate Nelligan is beautiful and touchingly vulnerable as a woman in love who has faced a difficult and lonely life with determination and resourcefulness.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2022
UPC:	0850035985465
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Sandpiper Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00
Sales rank:	12,676

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donald Sutherland	Faber
Kate Nelligan	Lucy
Ian Bannen	Inspector Godliman
George Belbin	Lucy's Father
Stephen Mackenna	Lieutenant
Philip Martin Brown	Billy Parkin
Christopher Cazenove	David
Faith Brook	Lucy's Mother
Barbara Graley	Constable
Arthur Lovegrove	Peterson
Colin Rix	Oliphant
Barbara Ewing	Mrs. Garden
Chris Jenkinson	German SS Officer
William Merrow	German Radio Operator
Patrick Connor	Inspector Harris
David Hayman	Canter
Rupert Frazer	Muller
Jonathan Haley	Joe
Alex McCrindle	Tom
John Bennett	Kleinmann
Alan Surtees	Col. Terry
Bill Fraser	Mr. Porter
Sam Kydd	Lock Keeper
John Paul	Home Guard Captain
Stephen Phillips	Home Guard Corporal
Richard Graydon	Home Guard Private
Michael Mellinger	Portuguese Man
Don Fellows	American Colonel
Stewart Harwood	Sailor
Rik Mayall	Sailor
Rory Edwards	Sailor
Ellis Dale	Station Master
Michael Joseph	German Naval Captain
John Rees	German Naval Operator
John Grieve	Inspector Kincaid
Bruce White	Oban Policeman
David Ashton	Oban Radio Operator
Bill Nighy	Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
George Lee	Constable
Miklós Rózsa	Composer

Technical Credits

Stanley Mann

Stephen Friedman	Producer
Richard Marquand	Director
Stanley Mann	Screenwriter
Claude Hitchcock	Sound/Sound Designer