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The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

2018
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Mini-Series
The show is based on le Carré's novel of the same title. A bomb explodes in the house of an Israeli attaché in West Germany. A team of Israelis wants to stop such frequent bombings, all brilliantly planned by an elusive Palestinian. The Israelis identify an eccentric actor of English origin and convert her into an Israeli agent. She and her case officers brilliantly win the confidence of the Palestinian network and she is accepted as their own. (imdb)

Directed by:

Chan-wook Park
Chan-wook-Park
40 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)

Writers:

Michael Lesslie
Michael-Lesslie
5 total credits
Michael Lesslie has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Assassin's Creed, Macbeth, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Little Drummer Girl and Heavy Metal Drummer
,
Claire Wilson
Claire-Wilson
4 total credits
Claire Wilson has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Little Drummer Girl, Rocks, The Power and Partners in Crime

Starring:

Lubna Azabal
Lubna-Azabal
44 total credits
Lubna Azabal has 44 credits at Criticker, including: Incendies, Paradise Now, Exils, The Little Drummer Girl and Grain
,
Michael Shannon
Michael-Shannon
89 total credits
Michael Shannon grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug"...(imdb)
,
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander-Skarsgrd
54 total credits
Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles as Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill, Eric Northman in True Blood, Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand, and Perry Wright in the television series Big Little Lies, which earned him a Golden Globe Award. He has also appeared in films such as Melancholia, The Legend of Tarzan, and Godzilla vs. Kong. (Wikipedia)
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Max Irons
Max-Irons
15 total credits
Max Irons has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Red Riding Hood, The Host, Dorian Gray, Woman in Gold and The Wife
,
Florence Pugh
Florence-Pugh
26 total credits
Florence Pugh is an English actress. Born in Oxford, she made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film The Falling. Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a violent young bride in the independent drama Lady Macbeth, winning a British Independent Film Award

Country:

UK

Language:

English

The Little Drummer Girl

2018
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Mini-Series
Avg Percentile 58.24% from 145 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 58.24% from 145 total ratings
Rated 09 Mar 2019
87
97th
As brilliant as you'd expect anything by Chan-Wook Park to be. Florence Pugh and Charif Ghattas are brilliant, as is the music, and Alexander Skarsgard has his head hanging forward in a 45° angle most of the time, as usual.
Rated 10 Dec 2018
80
74th
Despite the more stellar names in the cast list, this is a mini series where Pugh hogs the limelight with a truly amazing performance; real, quirky, mysterious, tough yet vulnerable. She plays the central role with such conviction that the remaining cast, particularly Skarsgard, look like bloodless ciphers. The subject of the story lends itself to "is she?, isnt she?" questions throughout and it is only the denouement which is a little predictable in a throughly breath holding adaptation.
Rated 14 Aug 2025
70
36th
I don't know why this series got so much praise... The story isn't believable. I watched all the episodes, hoping it would get better : it didn't. It was ok.
Rated 30 Sep 2024
92
64th
Pugh is perfect as Charlie and Shannon comes close for Marty. Unfortunately loses itself in the middle and strays too far from the book by the end (can't talk too much about Palestinian suffering now can we...)
Rated 27 Jan 2023
72
57th
The standard of the show is really high, but it was so complex that I sometimes lost track of what was going on. For instance, Kurtz used four different names for his primary agent. I read one should look forward to the last episodes, but I most liked the first four episodes, perhaps because I became tired of having to think so much.
Rated 21 Oct 2022
70
48th
Like every Le Carre movie or book I've tried, I couldn't finish this either. There are so many incredible aspects here (the cinematography is outstanding, the casting is amazing, Park Chan-Wook is a boss as usual) but they all make an intense and hard to follow experience. I think it's because the story is supposed to be captivating and with high stakes but it's actually hollow and overpolished.
Rated 08 Jun 2020
75
66th
With a less talented cast and director, I don't know if I would've found this particular story all that engaging. Luckily there's no shortage in the talent department.
Rated 03 May 2020
55
55th
Well played classic le Carré story. Pugh is good in the role but the rest of the is a bit bland. Biggest drawback for me is however the ending which I found really weak paired with a somewhat unbelievable storyline.
Rated 20 Mar 2019
79
68th
A slow burning period thriller from Chan-Wook Park. Florence Pugh and Michael Shannon deliver great performances. It's Alexander Skarsgård as an Israeli handler that looks pretty but is unrealistic. He's aSwedish blond with blue eyes and his even with a black dyed hair doesn't look the part.
Rated 16 Dec 2018
70
73rd
Great atmosphere and momentum. All the characters are spot on, even those who only have a few minutes of screen time. Probably the best adaptation of the book that can ever exist.
Rated 25 Nov 2018
80
84th
Well cast, well executed. Shannon is excellent and so is Pugh. Quality television.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Chan-wook Park
Chan-wook-Park
40 total credits
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean director and screenwriter. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is internationally renowned for what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy. Despite extreme violence in his films, he is regarded as one of the most popular film directors in Korea, with three of his last five feature films gathering more than 3 million spectators. This makes Park the director of three films in the thirty all-time highest grossing films in South Korea. (Wikipedia)

Writers:

Michael Lesslie
Michael-Lesslie
5 total credits
Michael Lesslie has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Assassin's Creed, Macbeth, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Little Drummer Girl and Heavy Metal Drummer
,
Claire Wilson
Claire-Wilson
4 total credits
Claire Wilson has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Little Drummer Girl, Rocks, The Power and Partners in Crime

Starring:

Lubna Azabal
Lubna-Azabal
44 total credits
Lubna Azabal has 44 credits at Criticker, including: Incendies, Paradise Now, Exils, The Little Drummer Girl and Grain
,
Michael Shannon
Michael-Shannon
89 total credits
Michael Shannon grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and began his professional stage career in Chicago. His first acting role was in "Winterset" at the Illinois Theatre Center. Over the next several years he continued working on the stage with such companies as Steppenwolf, The Next Lab and the Red Orchid Theatre. He subsequently relocated to London for a year, and performed on stage in London's West End in such productions as "Woyzeck", "Killer Joe" and "Bug"...(imdb)
,
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander-Skarsgrd
54 total credits
Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, best known for his roles as Brad "Iceman" Colbert in the miniseries Generation Kill, Eric Northman in True Blood, Randall Flagg in the miniseries The Stand, and Perry Wright in the television series Big Little Lies, which earned him a Golden Globe Award. He has also appeared in films such as Melancholia, The Legend of Tarzan, and Godzilla vs. Kong. (Wikipedia)
,
Max Irons
Max-Irons
15 total credits
Max Irons has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Red Riding Hood, The Host, Dorian Gray, Woman in Gold and The Wife
,
Florence Pugh
Florence-Pugh
26 total credits
Florence Pugh is an English actress. Born in Oxford, she made her acting debut in 2014 in the drama film The Falling. Pugh gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as a violent young bride in the independent drama Lady Macbeth, winning a British Independent Film Award

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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