Follow Me! (1972 film)

Follow Me!
Original publicity poster for Follow Me!
Directed by	Carol Reed
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Screenplay by	Peter Shaffer
Based on	The Public Eye by Peter Shaffer
Starring	Mia Farrow Topol Michael Jayston
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	18 July 1972 (1972-07-18) (New York)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Follow Me! is a 1972 drama film directed by Sir Carol Reed, starring Mia Farrow and Topol. Adapted by Peter Shaffer from his own play (The Public Eye). The picture marks Carol Reed's last completed film.

The film was released in the United States under its original stage title The Public Eye.

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 a wealthy businessman (Michael Jayston), who suspects that his wife (Farrow) is having an affair. He hires a private detective (Topol) to follow her. She becomes aware that she is being followed, and the detective realises that 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.

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.

External links

• Follow Me at the Internet Movie Database