| Eye of the Needle | |
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 original movie poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Marquand |
| Written by | Stanley Mann |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Kate Nelligan |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | July 24, 1981 |
| Running time | 112 min |
| IMDb profile | |
Eye of the Needle is a 1981 film directed by Richard Marquand, based on the novel of the same title by Ken Follett, and starring Donald Sutherland. The film is a World War II spy thriller about a German agent obtaining information in Britain. The film impressed George Lucas so much he asked Marquand to direct Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, which he did.
Primary cast
- Donald Sutherland: Henry Faber
- Kate Nelligan: Lucy Rose
- Stephen MacKenna: Lieutenant
- Christopher Cazenove: David Rose
- Philip Martin Brown: Billy Parkin
