Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

  • Director: Richard Marquand
  • Writer: Ken Follett,Stanley Mann
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English, German
  • Release date: July 24, 1981
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Eye of the Needle
  • During World War II, German intelligence agencies discovered military camps and airfields in the southeast of Britain, and fleets on Walsh Bay. They even saw General Patton wearing the distinctive pink breeches. However, the German spy Faber discovered that these were illusions and wanted to send the intelligence to Berlin. David, who was just married, was about to become a pilot, but lost his legs in a car accident. He and his wife Lucy took refuge to live on the desolate "Storm Island". One day, Faber, covered in scars, fell to Lucy’s door. The two made a romantic love story. David discovered Faber's secret and tried to kill him...

    Details

    • Release date July 24, 1981
    • Filming locations Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies Kings Road Entertainment

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $17,583,634

    Gross worldwide

    $17,583,634

    Movie reviews

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    • By Willa 2022-10-06 22:20:37

      Spy Fighting Family Ethics Action Movie. The hero is sad at the beauty gate, and the obsessive love kills the cold-blooded killer, just before the mission is completed.

      Spy Fighting Family Ethics Action Movie. The hero is sad at the beauty gate, and the obsessive love kills the cold-blooded killer, just before the mission is completed...

      The male protagonist is Hitler's espionage personnel code-named "Needle" inserted in the rear of the Allied forces. He specializes in collecting intelligence from the Allied forces and sending it to the German army on the radio. He is cruel. As long as someone discovers his secret, he will get rid of it. Years later,...

    • By Evie 2022-10-06 20:34:59

      Rely on innocence and kindness, and die of innocence and kindness

      Men want to be James Bond, handsome, able to play, and arrogant. Of course, the most important thing is the beauty around him. Such a rare man in the world, which man is not envious and unwilling to do it? That being the case, is every woman willing to be a Bond girl? Of course I do, because of those reasons: handsome, able to fight, arrogant, man is full of charm, which woman does not want to fall into this man! Although this man is a bit scumbag, being a Bond girl can at...

    • By Milton 2022-10-06 13:10:13

      Heroes of the Classical Age

      Watching a very old-school spy movie, the final action of the hero is moving. I can only say something simple, because a good story is like a good music, and any kind of applause is only superficial and superfluous. So I know that war is definitely not a matter of hatred, but often the other way around. And the drama of tearing the devil is more than redundant. He doesn't deny his admiration for...

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    • By Mckenzie 2023-08-14 04:31:28

      Good novel, average...

    • By Dawn 2023-08-01 04:41:31

      A bit confusing and out of sync. This man is cruel and the woman is even more...

    • By Misty 2023-06-30 06:10:07

      The love and tenderness of Lucy on the bleak British island melts Donald Sutherland's ruthless spy and drowns him at sea. The color of the picture is very beautiful, and every outfit of the heroine looks good...

    • By Gregorio 2023-06-28 15:13:45

      Typical spy movie from the 7/80s. The first half was tense, the second half procrastinated. I don't know how the original was...

    • By Rebekah 2023-06-04 20:38:47

      The heroine sleeps with the wolf. Play is heartbeat, evil and dangerous characters are always full of temptation. On the other hand, the male protagonist Needle Eye, as Hitler's most trusted spy, killed several people in front of him was quick and ruthless, sending information to escape and so on were all quick and efficient, but in the end he still couldn't pass the beauty test. ,it's a...

    Movie plot

    Only the German spy Faber discovered the greatest secret of World War II. After the situation turned to favor the Allies, General Eisenhower was ordered to organize the most powerful fleet in history. When this plan was formulated in the United Kingdom, the German commander and field marshal Rommel was building an "Atlantic Barrier" on the French coastline to withstand this expected landing. However, the day the Allied forces launched...
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    Background creation

    This film is based on the best-selling novel "The Eye of Needle" by British writer Kate Kenn. At present, the novel has been translated into more than 30 languages ​​and has sold more than 10 million copies. He was selected as one of the 100 best mystery novels selected by " Mystery Writers of America ". "Eye of the Needle" tells the story of the escape after the German spy, codenamed "Needle," discovered the Allied plan to attack...
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    Movie quotes

    • Faber: The war has come down to the two of us.

    • Faber: [calling on radio to submarine] Singvogel. Hier ist die Nadel. Kommen.

      ["Songbird. This is the Needle. Come."]