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Follow Me!
Follow Me!
	Original publicity poster
Directed by	Carol Reed
Screenplay by	Peter Shaffer
Based on	The Public Eye; by Peter Shaffer
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Mia Farrow; Topol; Michael Jayston; Margaret Rawlings; Annette Crosbie; Dudley Foster; Michael Aldridge; Michael Barrington; Neil McCarthy;
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	John Barry
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Hal Wallis Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	18 July 1972 (New York City);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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Follow Me! (U.S.title: The Public Eye) is a 1972 British comedy-drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Mia Farrow, Topol and Michael Jayston.^[1] Adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1962 play The Public Eye, the picture marks Carol Reed's last completed film. The score was composed by John Barry and the film was edited by Anne V. Coates.

Plot

Set in London, it is the story of Charles, a successful but rather stuffy businessman, who meets and marries Belinda, a free-spirited American woman. After a time, he believes she is having an affair because she spends long hours away from home during the day. Charles hires a private detective to follow his wife. Belinda becomes aware that she is being followed, and the detective realises she has found out. However rather than abandoning the case, the detective begins an elaborate game of cat and mouse with the complicity of the wife. The detective finally informs Charles that his wife never had an affair, and merely goes on solitary exploratory walks around the city. The husband realises he has been neglectful and made his wife unhappy. He joins the game of following his wife as an adventure.

Cast

Mia Farrow as Belinda
Topol as Julian Cristoforou
Michael Jayston as Charles
Margaret Rawlings as Mrs. Sidley
Annette Crosbie as Miss Framer
Dudley Foster as Mr. Mayhew
Michael Aldridge as Sir Philip Crouch
Michael Barrington as Mr. Scrampton
Neil McCarthy as Parkinson

Awards

Mia Farrow won the best actress award and Topol won the best actor award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

References

^ "Follow Me!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

External links

Follow Me at IMDb
Follow Me! at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
Follow Me at the TCM Movie Database
Follow Me! at Letterboxd

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-| starring       = [[Mia Farrow]]{{br}}[[Chaim Topol|Topol]]{{br}}[[Michael Jayston]]
+| starring       = {{plainlist|
+* [[Mia Farrow]]
+* [[Chaim Topol|Topol]]
+* [[Michael Jayston]]
+* [[Margaret Rawlings]]
+* [[Annette Crosbie]]
+* [[Dudley Foster]]
+* [[Michael Aldridge]]
+* [[Michael Barrington]]
+* [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]]
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 | music          = [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
 | cinematography = [[Christopher Challis]]
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-'''''Follow Me!''''' is a 1972 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by Sir [[Carol Reed]] and starring [[Mia Farrow]], [[Chaim Topol|Topol]] and [[Michael Jayston]]. Adapted by [[Peter Shaffer]] from his own play (''The Public Eye''), the picture marks Carol Reed's last completed film.
+'''''Follow Me!''''' (U.S.title: '''''The Public Eye''''') is a 1972 British [[comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Carol Reed]] and starring [[Mia Farrow]], [[Chaim Topol|Topol]] and [[Michael Jayston]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Follow Me! |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150040487 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> Adapted by [[Peter Shaffer]] from his 1962 play ''The Public Eye'', the picture marks Carol Reed's last completed film. The score was composed by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] and the film was edited by [[Anne V. Coates]].
-The film was released in the United States under its original stage title '''''The Public Eye'''''.
-The score was composed by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] and the film was edited by [[Anne V. Coates]].
 ==Plot==
-Set in [[London]], it is the story of Charles, a successful but rather stuffy businessman ([[Michael Jayston]]), who meets and marries Belinda, a free-spirited American woman (Farrow). After a time, he believes she is having an affair because she spends long hours away from home during the day. Charles hires a private detective (Topol) to follow his wife. Belinda becomes aware that she is being followed, and the detective realises she has found out. However rather than abandoning the case, the detective begins an elaborate game of [[cat and mouse]] with the complicity of the wife. The detective finally informs Charles that his wife never had an affair, and merely goes on solitary exploratory walks around the city. The husband realises he has been neglectful and made his wife unhappy. He joins the game of following his wife as an adventure.
+Set in [[London]], it is the story of Charles, a successful but rather stuffy businessman, who meets and marries Belinda, a free-spirited American woman. After a time, he believes she is having an affair because she spends long hours away from home during the day. Charles hires a private detective to follow his wife. Belinda becomes aware that she is being followed, and the detective realises she has found out. However rather than abandoning the case, the detective begins an elaborate game of [[cat and mouse]] with the complicity of the wife. The detective finally informs Charles that his wife never had an affair, and merely goes on solitary exploratory walks around the city. The husband realises he has been neglectful and made his wife unhappy. He joins the game of following his wife as an adventure.
 ==Cast==
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 ==Awards==
 Mia Farrow won the best actress award and Topol won the best actor award at the [[San Sebastian International Film Festival]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
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+* {{IMDb title|id=0069131|title=Follow Me}}
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190404082547/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aa5f8c0 ''Follow Me!''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
-* {{BFI film|4ce2b6aa5f8c0|title=Follow Me!}
-* {{TCMDb title|739618|title=Follow Me!}}
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