The Little Drummer Girl is a 1984 American spy drama film directed by George Roy Hill and adapted from the 1983 novel of the same name by John le Carré.

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 him, they first kidnap (and later execute) his brother, Michel, who, wearing a ski mask, lectures to audiences about the profound suffering and losses of Palestine under Israeli military occupation.

Charlie, an anti-Zionist American actress working in England, is lured to Greece on the pretense of shooting a wine commercial.

Charlie delivers the briefcase to the lecture hall where Professor Minkel, a Middle East peace advocate, is speaking.

He notices the unusual silence outdoors and is suspicious of Charlie's portable radio; discovering it contains a tracker, he removes the batteries, disrupting the homing signal.

At an Israeli hospital, Charlie is physically unharmed but emotionally devastated, overwhelmed with inner conflicts, betrayal, and regret, having only wanted to help Palestinians and end the killing.

"[3] James Sanford in the April 9, 2004, Kalamazoo Gazette, referred to the film as an "Underrated thriller with a typically solid Keaton performance ... 3/5".