Eye of the Needle (1981)

112 min · Conspiracy Thriller, Erotic Thriller, Secret Agent, drama film, war film

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Directors

Richard Marquand

Cast

Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Stephen MacKenna, Christopher Cazenove

The story

Henry Faber is a cold, ruthless German sleeper agent nicknamed the "Needle" due to his preference for killing with a stiletto. While spying in England, he obtains critical intelligence of a massive military deception campaign to disguise the Allies' plans to invade Europe through Normandy rather than Pas de Calais as Nazi Germany High Command expects. However, Faber is unable to transmit the information to Germany.

Catalogue themes and tags

1940s, Act of Deception, Alliierte, Beziehungsdreieck, British, Channel Islands, Cuckold, Ehefrau, Ehepaar, England, Female Spy, Flucht, German, Husband Wife Relationship, Identity theft, Inseln, Man-Woman-Relationship, Race Against Time, Scotland, Sexuelles Verlangen, Spying, U-Boot, Untreue, Woman between two Men, World War 2, ehebruch, sexy, Thriller, Crime Fiction, War film, Period piece, Drama, Suspense, Film adaptation, Romantic drama, Romance Film, Spy

Genres

Conspiracy Thriller, Erotic Thriller, Secret Agent, drama film, war film

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