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The Little Drummer Girl (1984)

R  130 min  -  Thriller   -  19 October 1984 (USA)
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An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writers:

Loring Mandel (screenplay), John le Carré (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Keaton ...
Charlie
Yorgo Voyagis Yorgo Voyagis ...
Joseph
Klaus Kinski ...
Martin Kurtz
Sami Frey Sami Frey ...
Khalil
Michael Cristofer ...
Tayeh
Eli Danker ...
Litvak
Ben Levine Ben Levine ...
Dimitri
Jonathan Sagall Jonathan Sagall ...
Teddy
Shlomit Hagoel Shlomit Hagoel ...
Rose
Juliano Mer-Khamis Juliano Mer-Khamis ...
Julio (as Juliano Mer)
Sabi Dorr Sabi Dorr ...
Ben
Doron Nesher Doron Nesher ...
David
Smadar Brener Smadar Brener ...
Toby
Shoshi Marciano Shoshi Marciano ...
Rachel
Philipp Moog Philipp Moog ...
Aaron
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Storyline

A Palestinian bomber has killed an Israeli diplomat and his family and the Israeli plot to neutralise him becomes convoluted as they select an American Actress (Charlie) to impersonate the Bomber's brother's girlfriend after the Israeli's capture and kill the brother. Charlie is placed into a world where she begins being an actress, then becomes a spy, then is trained by the Palestinians as a guerrilla and finally is sent to deliver a bomb. She is chronically confused by how far she is really supposed to go in her impersonations and how much of herself she must give up. From the book by John Le Carre Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Spy | Male Nudity | Torture | Based On Novel

Taglines:

She will become their most deadly weapon. As long as they can make her fall in love.

Genres:

Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Garota do Tambor See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,632,719 (USA) (21 October 1984) (820 Screens)

Gross:

$7,828,841 (USA) (18 November 1984)
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Cameo: [John le Carré] the policeman in the scene when Charlie goes to her London apartment. See more »

Quotes

Joseph: What have you done really? Gotten yourself filmed in one demonstration or another in Trafalgar square? You even made the evening news when you sat on a road in front of a bus and read aloud from Che Guevara. Tell us what you've done besides talk. Not a thing.
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Connections

Referenced in The Most Dangerous Woman Alive (1989) See more »