Eye of the Needle

Storm Island lighthouse beam cuts through darkness winter 1944 a lone German spy flees across rocky shores ruthless Henry Faber evades MI5 agents on the island Richard Marquand helms this tense thriller.

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Richard Marquand directed Eye of the Needle in 1981. See Richard Marquand's full filmography, where to start with Richard Marquand, or where to go after you've seen everything by Richard Marquand.

Eye of the Needle was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.