The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

By George Roy Hill

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1984-10-19
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Director: George Roy Hill
  • Production Company: Pan Arts
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
5.4/10
5.4
From 29 Ratings

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Palestinian intelligence says she's loyal to their cause. Israeli counterintelligence says she's "bright, creative, underused, romantic and a liar." Academy Award winner* Diane Keaton stars as Charlie, a repertory actress and Palestinian sympathizer who plays the role of - and for - her life when she's thrust onto the center stage of international espionage. Klaus Kinski and Yorgo Voyagis co-star as shrewd Israeli operatives who plot to use Charlie as bait to capture an elusive Palestinian terrorist (Sami Frey). Director George Roy Hill masterfully arranges the pieces of this cloak-and-dagger puzzle based on John le Carré's bestseller into a dazzling thriller racing full tilt through London, Munich, Athens, Jerusalem and Beirut. March to the enthralling beat of The Little Drummer Girl.

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  • a great film. and timely.

    4
    By just me2
    absolutely worth a watch, though Keaton was the wrong person to cast as Charlie.
  • A masterpiece book - a masterpiece movie

    5
    By mleuth
    This is a very skilled adaptation one of Le Carre's best books. John writes very complex plots that require a lot of attention, the movie does a wonderful job in letting the viewer enjoy it even after the second glass of wine. George Roy Hill directing a great actor such as Klaus Kinski is a winning combination. It's an old movie - but if you know nothing about counter-terrorism, consider this movie class 101.
  • Under-rated classic

    4
    By cwroundabout7
    For it's time, this was a decent adaptation of a classic novel. Gritty and dark where it needs to be, Keaton sparkles as a pathological liar caught up in a game she doesn't understand. Both "sides" in this conflict are equally dark, each morally compromised, yet the "truths" each side offer Charlie are as relevant today as they were thirty years ago. Perhaps more so, if you're willing to watch this one with an open mind. Highly recommended.

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