The Eye of the Needle
1963, Italian. Directed by Marcello Andrei.
Two young men in a village in Sicily raping a girl. In the end, two skilled lawyers will succeed in getting them to complete the trial, but one, who in the meantime has fallen in love with the victim.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Marcello AndreiDirector
- Gérard BlainToto Cacace
- Annette StroybergRosaria Trizzini
- Nino CastelnuovoNicola Badalà
- Vittorio GassmanGiorgio Mazzanò, lawyer
- Mariangela GiordanoCarmelina
- Gino CerviD'Angelo, lawyer
- Lando BuzzancaCarabiniere Sanfilippo
- Ernesto CalindriDon Salvatore
- Umberto SpadaroDon Luigino Trizzini
- Ignazio BalsamoDon Nenè
- Carla CalòGna' Santa
- Alfredo VarelliBrigadier Maioli
Details
- Released
- 14 September 1963
- Original title
- La smania addosso
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Dante Troisi, Lucia Drudi Demby, Marcello Andrei
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The Eye of the Needle runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Eye of the Needle isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Eye of the Needle?
If you liked The Eye of the Needle, try The Birds, the Bees and the Italians, Il burbero, Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Who directed The Eye of the Needle?
The Eye of the Needle (1963) was directed by Marcello Andrei and stars Gérard Blain, Annette Stroyberg, Nino Castelnuovo.