Eye of the Needle is a movie directed by Richard Marquand in 1981 and based on the book of the same name by Ken Follett, first published in 1978. The movie features Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Stephen MacKenna, Philip Martin Brown, Christopher Cazenove, George Belbin, and others.
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Storyline
A man calling himself Henry Faber is actually a German spy nicknamed ‘the Needle’ because of his preferred method of assassination, the stiletto. Cold and calculating, he is emotionlessly focused on the task at hand, whether the task is to signal a U-boat or to kill anyone who poses a threat to his mission.
Movie vs Book
Year
1981
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Eye of the Needle
Director: Richard Marquand
Country: UK
Year: 1981
Length: 1h52m
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Year
1978
Pages
339
Book Rate
8.38
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Book
Eye of the Needle
Author: Ken Follett
Country: UK
First published in: 1978
Length: 339 pages
Genre: Fiction
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