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Eye of the Needle is a spy thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Published in 1978 by the Penguin Group, this novel was Follett's first successful, bestselling effort as a novelist. Ken Follett (born June 5, 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
Penguin Group is the second largest trade book publisher in the world. ...
The book was made into a motion picture in 1981 with a screenplay adapted by Stanley Mann and directed by Richard Marquand. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...
A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ...
Richard Marquand (April 17, 1938, Cardiff - September 4, 1987, Los Angeles, California) was a Welsh movie director whose films include Eye of the Needle (1981) and Jagged Edge (1985). ...
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Donald Sutherland (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian actor. ...
Kate Nelligan (born Patricia Colleen Nelligan on March 16, 1950 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian-born actress. ...
Plot teaser Operation Fortitude was the massive counter-intelligence operation undertaken by the Allies during World War II. The goal of the operation was to divert German military troops from Normandy, the site of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France. If the German OKW (High Command, West) were convinced that the invasion was to come at Calais, those resources would not be able to reach the battlefield, blocked by the Seine river. Operation Fortitude was the collective codename for a number of the deception operations used by the Allied forces during World War II prior to and following the Normandy landings. ...
When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. Other uses In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to...
Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air. ...
Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ...
The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allies. ...
The Burghers of Calais, by Rodin, with Calais Hotel de Ville behind Location within France Calais is a city in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...
This article is about the river in France. ...
To that end, the Allies created the fictitious First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG), postioned in northern England, near the Pas de Calais. FUSAG looked like a massive concentration of troops -- at least, from an aerial photograph. At ground level, FUSAG could be made for what it really was: a charade. In Eye of the Needle, Follett explores the possibility of a German spy managing to take pictures of the faux buildup, and his journey to get those pictures in the hands of Hitler. Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Imperial chancellor) of Germany from 1933 to his death. ...
List of characters - Henry Faber
- Percival Godliman - MI5 agent
- Frederick Bloggs - MI5 agent
- David Rose - young R.A.F. fighter pilot
- Lucy Rose
Current MI5 headquarters in Thames House, London MI5—officially called the Security Service—is one of the British secret service agencies. ...
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ...
External link - Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle - official site (http://www.ken-follett.com/bibliography/eye.html)
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