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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. The book was made into a Motion Picture in 1981 with a Screenplay adapted by Stanley Mann and directed by Richard Marquand . PRIMARY CAST
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. To that end, the Allies created the fictitious First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG), positioned 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 . LIST OF CHARACTERS
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