
The Little Drummer Girl
George Roy Hill, 1984
The Little Drummer Girl
John le Carré, 1983
The Little Drummer Girl is a movie directed by George Roy Hill in 1984 and based on the book of the same name by John le Carré, first published in 1983. The movie features Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey, Michael Cristofer, Eli Danker, and others.
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Storyline
Set in Europe and the Middle East, the plot follows the Mossad’s clandestine attempt to flush out a PLO bomber named Khalil. To neutralize Khalil, they first kidnap his brother who is on a lecture tour, speaking to audiences in a ski mask about the profound suffering and losses of Palestine under military occupation.
Movie vs Book

Year
1984
Minutes
130
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Little Drummer Girl
Director: George Roy Hill
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Length: 2h10m
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Year
1983
Pages
672
Book Rate
7.94
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Book
The Little Drummer Girl
Author: John le Carré
Country: UK
First published in: 1983
Length: 672 pages
Genre: bb001516
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Park Chan-wook
User polls & recommendations
“The graphic novel is a great form that can be used to marry the book format with the movie.”
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES (Actor)

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