Eye of the Needle
1981 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 13,234 VOTES · DIR. Richard Marquand
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.
00:10:21 Aye, indeed we are.
00:15:21 He believes... attack will be at Normandy.
00:18:00 - David... - I want him to be proud of me, don't I?
00:21:06 - I am looking for Faber, aren't I? - Yes.
00:27:40 - Good evening. - Good evening.
00:31:51 From East Anglia here to the Pas-de-Calais
00:36:19 Glasgow. They're waiting for you at Glasgow.
00:47:06 David.
00:49:31 I noticed his hands are terribly soft.
00:52:21 - How do you do? - How do you do? Have some hot soup.
00:55:07 There's a radio transmitter at Tom's cottage
00:57:21 To be so loved.
01:01:14 - Where is he? - He's just gone out with Jo
01:03:50 She broke his heart.
01:06:46 Do you mind going inside, seeing if he's there?
01:12:09 I must go and...
01:18:48 He and Tom have been drinking and...
01:22:01 "And in my city of gold the Happy Prince shall praise me."
01:30:14 When we return to refuel, the next squadron will already be on its way.
01:34:58 I repeat, can you hear me? Over.
01:42:17 Please stop!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed769
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:42:17
Production Record
DirectorRichard Marquand
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$18,000,000
IMDb votes13,234