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Eye of the Needle AKA The Eye of the Needle (1981)
Codename: "The Needle". Only one person can stop him: The woman who loves him!Director: Richard Marquand
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:English, French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title "L'Arme A L'Oeil".
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for R4. German title "Die Nadel".
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
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Notes:Italian title "La Cruna Dell'Ago".
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for R4.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
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Notes:Spanish title "El Ojo De La Aguja".
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary by Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman
Alternate Ending (3:29)
"Donald Sutherland Guardian Interview" 1987. audio only, plays over the film (72:35)
"Careless Talk Costs Lives: Wartime Warnings" short films:
- Play All (33:42)
- "Now You're Talking" (1940) (11:17)
- "All Hands" (1940) (10:42)
- "Dangerous Comment" (1940) (11:43)
Theatrical Trailer (1:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 10-page illustrated liner notes booklet.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for R4.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:48)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, German HoH, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish & Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for R2.
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OVERALL: R2
The UK BFI for the extras and anamorphic transfer.
Note there are two endings for the film: (SPOILERS!)
- The shorter ending - included on the US MGM and UK BFI releases: After the shooting, it dissolves into an aerial panoramic view of the lighthouse cliff top and fades to credits. This is the "director's preferred" ending.
- The longer ending - included on the PAL MGM releases and on the UK BFI as an extra: After the shooting, a helicopter arrives to shore and Lucy embraces her son. Then it cuts to the an aerial panoramic view of the lighthouse cliff top and fades to credits. -
CUTS:
- R1 America- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (~112 mins NTSC).
- R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R2 Germany- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R2 Italy- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R2 Poland- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R2 Spain- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (107:49 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
- R4 Australia- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts - longer ending (108:04 PAL).
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 13/06/10
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/09/18UPDATE LOG:
13/06/10 Initial entries
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
27/02/13 - R2 Germany added
05/01/16 - R2 France, Poland & Spain added + all ASINs.
24/09/18: Updated spoiler tag to fix an error and remove some heavy spoilers.
26/09/18: DVDBeaver.
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