Eye of the Needle (1981)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Eye of the Needle |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Swedish release | 1981-12-19 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music |
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| Art Director | |
| Film Editor | |
| Author |
Cast
| Donald Sutherland | Henry Faber | ||
| Stephen MacKenna | löjtnanten | ||
| Philip Martin Brown | Billy Parkin | ||
| Kate Nelligan | Lucy Rose | ||
| Christopher Cazenove | David Rose | ||
| George Belbin | Lucys far | ||
| Faith Brook | Lucys mor | ||
| Barbara Graley | Davids mor | ||
| George Lee | poliskonstapeln | ||
| Arthur Lovegrove | Peterson | ||
| Colin Rix | Oliphant | ||
| Barbara Ewing | Mrs Garden | ||
| Chris Jenkinson | tysk SS-officer | ||
| William Merrow | tysk radiotelegrafist | ||
| Patrick Connor | kommissarie Harris | ||
| David Hayman | hycklaren | ||
| Ian Bannen | Percy Godliman | ||
| Rupert Frazer | Muller | ||
| Jonathan Nicholas Haley | Jo | ||
| Alex McCrindle | Tom | ||
| Stephen Phillips | korpral i hemvärnet | ||
| Sam Kydd | slussvakt | ||
| John Bennett | Kleinmann | ||
| John Paul | kapten i hemvärnet | ||
| Richard Graydon | menig i hemvärnet | ||
| Michael Mellinger | portugisisk man | ||
| Alan Surtees | överste Terry | ||
| Don Fellows | amerikansk överste | ||
| Stuart Harwood | |||
| Rik Mayall | |||
| Rory Edwards | sjömän | ||
| Ellis Dale | stins | ||
| Bill Fraser | Mr Porter | ||
| Michael Joseph | tysk sjökapten | ||
| John Rees | tysk radiotelegrafist | ||
| John Grieve | kommissarie Kincaid | ||
| Bruce White | poliskonstapel i Oban | ||
| David Ashton | radiotelegrafist i Oban | ||
| Bill Nighy | skvadronchef Blenkinsop |
Companies
| Production Company | United Artists | ||
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| Kings Road | (för) | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | UA |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 122612 |
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| Date | 1981-07-17 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3085 meters |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1981-12-19 | Ricardo | Stockholm | Sweden | 113 min | |
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| 1981-12-19 | Rigoletto | Stockholm | Sweden | 113 min | ||
| TV showing | 2001-05-18 | TV4 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2007-12-02 | |||||
| Filmhusetvisning | 2011-11-26 | För SFF 26-27/11. |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3053 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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