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Eye of the Needle AKA The Eye of the Needle (Blu-ray) (1981)
Codename: "The Needle". Only one person can stop him: The woman who loves him!Director: Richard Marquand
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US Twilight Time, French, and UK releases for the differing exclusive extras.
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 DVD releases: 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:
- Blu-ray A America- Sandpiper Pictures - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending.
- Blu-ray ALL The Limited Edition Series America- Twilight Time - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (111:41)
- Blu-ray B France- Rimini - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (111:36)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Arthaus / Studio Canal - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (111:52)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts - shorter "director preferred" ending (111:43)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 28/09/16
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/03/23UPDATE LOG:
28/09/16 - Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
20/09/18: Added UK.
24/09/18: Updated spoiler tag to fix an error and remove some heavy spoilers.
15/12/22: Added caps-a-holic, America-Sandpiper Pictures and Germany.
22/03/23: Added France.
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