Eye of the Needle

1981 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 13,234 VOTES · DIR. Richard Marquand

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Overview

Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.

Dialogue Timeline — 769 lines

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00:00:21 This is Bruce Davids from London.
00:03:39 - All the best, love. - Thank you.
00:06:04 So there is.
00:10:24 Well, goodbye, Mistress. These are for you and your husband.
00:15:26 All right.
00:18:03 To grow up like his father, a legless fucking joke.
00:22:17 That's him.
00:27:46 You're on my boat.
00:32:03 Then what is General Patton's army doing in East Anglia?
00:36:52 Oh, my God!
00:47:32 We've had ten more sightings of your man.
00:49:46 David. Suppose he wakes up?
00:52:34 It's ten to nine.
00:55:29 He was training to be a fighter pilot.
00:57:38 Set goals for them, goals they weren't able to attain in their lives.
01:01:36 Well, you could. I could.
01:04:32 - I'll be in the truck. - Can I come too, Daddy?
01:07:44 You lied to me, didn't you?
01:14:05 - Listen, man... - Godliman, don't interrupt.
01:19:24 - Would you like some coffee? - No, thank you.
01:23:36 Sanda Bister, Uist and Storm. That's not worth worrying about.
01:31:12 Lucy.
01:35:39 Yes. I understand. Over.
01:46:53 Subtitles by TeamRPM

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed769
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:46:53

Production Record

DirectorRichard Marquand
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$18,000,000
IMDb votes13,234