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Eye of the Needle (1981) 7.0
A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband. Director:Richard Marquand |
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Cast
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Stephen MacKenna | ... |
Lieutenant
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Billy Parkin
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Lucy
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David
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Faith Brook | ... |
Lucy's Mother
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Barbara Graley | ... |
David's Mother
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George Lee | ... |
Constable
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Arthur Lovegrove | ... |
Peterson
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Colin Rix | ... |
Oliphant
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Barbara Ewing | ... |
Mrs. Garden
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Chris Jenkinson | ... |
German SS Officer
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William Merrow | ... |
German Radio Operator
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Inspector Harris
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A German spy carrying information that will reveal the target of Operation Overlord becomes involved with the wife of a crippled man on an isolated island off the Scottish coast while he waits to be picked up. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Codename: "The Needle". Only one person can stop him: The woman who loves him ! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
24 July 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Eye of the Needle See more »Box Office
Gross:
SEK 5,742,895 (Sweden)Company Credits
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MonoAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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(uncredited)
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Sung by wedding guests with modified lyrics ("For They Are Jolly Good Fellows")
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The meaning and relevance of this film's title "Eye of the Needle" is that it is a reference to the eye of the stiletto blade that Nazi spy Henry Faber uses to kill his enemies. The needle of the title is in this case a metaphor for the stiletto blade. The title represents a slight reworking of the wording of and an allusion to, the aphorism "Eye of a Needle". The eye of a needle is the top part of a needle (opposite to the prick or point) which has an oval loop made for thread, the circular oval shape being a metaphor for an "eye." See more »Goofs
The car which is driven by David Rose on the island is a German 4WD type DKW Munga, which was built after the war between 1956 and 1968. See more »Connections
Referenced in A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) See more »Soundtracks
"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"(uncredited)
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Sung by wedding guests with modified lyrics ("For They Are Jolly Good Fellows")
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I am satisfied with EYE OF THE NEEDLE. There are many plots and twists without great special effects or action. Anyway, the film shows a spy story set in the second World War and that is well directed. The picture and camera work is not as perfect as in today's big blockbusters but it doesn't shock because it is well compensated with historical details and facts from that war time. It's interesting seeing Donald Sutherland in this role as a lover and villain. He is for me one of the great actors that made many enjoyable thrillers. All in all a watchable movie that has a better class than these disappointing thrillers of nowadays and once again a DVD from the house of MGM that works for an entertaining Saturday evening. My wife and me vote 7/10 that matches exactly the actual vote of 7/10.