The Little Drummer Girl UK region 2 PAL format

Too bad people can't see this unless they have a PAL Region adaptable player. This series is fantastic and I'm not sure why they haven't released it for all regions. It's a great thriller with superb acting by Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgard and Charif Ghattas. Lots of twists and turns and very timely. All 5 stars.

Why are some superb works seemingly available in almost every "region," except Region 1??? The only thing that boggles me more is, why the final DVD of excellent series like Turn, Rectify, etc aren't available at all???

I wish you would have sent me a region 1 { north America} but you sent me other region and I can't watch this movie. I won't be ordering any more from you because of this matter.

Could not watch movie, DVD was not Program for American DVD player.

The Little Drummer Girl has sat on my shelves for over thirty years - largely unloved I must confess. I remember it being extremely hard work to read and therefore approached this TV production with some trepidation but was pleasantly surprised to find my attention gripped throughout. Other reviewers have described the events depicted at great length so there is no need for me to set out the broad plotlines yet again so I will just content myself by praising the performance of Florence Pugh in particular. She deserves plaudits for making her portrayal of Charmian "Charlie" Ross as the idealist actress drawn into the complexities of Arab / Israeli conflicts entirely credible. A mature performance beyond her years and I for one will follow her future career with interest.The overall vision of Korean Director Park Chan-Wook also merits praise for making a convoluted plot believable.My only criticism is the lack of a Blu Ray Edition.Extras : The Director Par Chan-Wook / A Look At The Series / Meet The Characters / The Look And Design.Audio : English onlySubtitles : English SDH only.

The Little Drummer Girl is not one of Le Carre’s stronger books, but I was hoping that after the great TV adaptation of The Night Manager (also a middling book) this film version might have elevated the original and brought an intensity and believability to the screen. Unfortunately not. Other reviewers below have given the essence of the plot so I won’t repeat what has already been said. Suffice to say that what should have been an intriguing spy drama is difficult to follow and engage with. This is not the fault of the actors, who do a creditable job with a poor script. You just don’t care what happens to them. Too much emphasis is also put on recreating a pastiche of a 1970s dirge atmosphere with depressing multicoloured sets and ominous music at the expense of real drama and action. I struggled even to get through the first disc. The second disc is better - the action picks up - but the lack of interest in what happens to the characters leaves it all very flat. Again a huge contrast to the brilliant dramatisation of the Night Manager. Avoid!

Firstly, I should admit that I am a huge fan of John le Carré’s novel of the same name and thus when this first appeared on TV, I avidly watched the first episode and was not disappointed, becoming hooked on the series. It was inevitable then that I would purchase the DVD. This is also relatively faithful to the novel, which I would seriously urge those who haven’t read it before to do so.This did get a bit of a mixed reception from critics and viewers, mainly due to its slow but steady pace, but this is meant to be a slow burner, as our main character has to build up a credible backstory to fool the opposition. So here we enter the world of spies and intelligence services from a different perspective than is more common. With the killing of prominent Jewish people by Palestinian liberationists so Israeli Intelligence through Martin Kurtz comes up with a plan. As we all know, after all we see it in the world of illegal drugs, if you keep going for the mules you miss out on the top echelon, those who make the money and run the organisation. Here then we have the intelligence organisation knowing the location of some of the family running the terrorists, but they do not know where the bomb maker is.With this as the background, so we see how Charlie is chosen, due to a number of reasons, as the perfect agent to help identify the bomb maker and get to know him and other elements of the group, and their exact locations. Of course, there is always the problem that Charlie will go native and wreck the scheme. We end up with a tale of manipulation and duplicity, where people may not be who they appear to originally be, and this makes us think a lot about so many elements of the intelligence world, and indeed as we know the way not only these agencies, but the police also operate at times.Showing the toil such work can take on people, as well as raising the moral issues of such operations, so this makes us ponder if there is any other way of foiling terrorist operations and gaining an upper hand. The acting is top notch throughout this, but of course special mention has to go to Florence Pugh who is absolutely fantastic and shows what a truly fine actress this young lady is. Charles Dance also impresses with his role as a British Intelligence leader.This is beautifully shot and directed, and I know that Park Chan-wook was eager to work on this. Thankfully this hasn’t gone for a stereotypical approach to the styles of the Seventies, as after all those of the Eighties were starting to emerge at this period. There is a wonderful use of colouring as well throughout all of this, giving it an aesthetic style that is very pleasing on the eye.This does have subtitles, and there are a few of those featurettes here as well, although I should point out that with the latter they are split up between the two discs, instead of as is more common, all being piled on just one of the discs.

Although there are plenty of startling and even shocking moments in this le Carré thriller, it is primarily a psychological drama not an action movie. It is very different from its predecessor, The Night Manager - but in a good way. It is steeped in the look of the time when it is set, and visually it is wonderfully crafted. The developing, shifting relationship between the "drummer girl" played by the excellent Florence Pugh and those around her is the main point. It is an examination of pretence, deceit, illusion, lies - and acting.Getting it on DVD helps you appreciate how good it is: the story is not simple, so watching it only once may be a bit confusing. It gets better on each viewing.Also need it to come out on Blu-Ray, though the quality of this DVD is as good as it can be.

This is a stunningly good mini series.Source material is from the classic writer in this genre plus some very hardcore research into bringing the book to life.Outstanding acting in all parts. Loved the cameo from Charles Dance.Really taught editing and the production values are very high.Directing is at its best. Script from the book is really well adapted. Music is a counterpoint to the tensions throught.A superb view and revealing vantage point into the personal, professional and political realm of counter conflict management.One to watch and keep.