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Quartet( 1948)

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Overview

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

    Top Billed Cast

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      W. Somerset Maugham

      Himself

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      Basil Radford

      Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Naunton Wayne

      Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Mai Zetterling

      Jeanne (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Ian Fleming

      Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Jack Raine

      Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Angela Baddeley

      Mrs. Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      James Robertson Justice

      Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Jack Watling

      Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Nigel Buchanan

      John (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Jean Cavall

      Cabaret Artist (segment "The Facts of Life")

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      Dirk Bogarde

      George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Honor Blackman

      Paula (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Raymond Lovell

      Sir Frederick Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Irene Browne

      Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      George Thorpe

      Uncle John (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Françoise Rosay

      Lea Makart (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Maurice Denham

      Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      Mary Hinton

      Aunt Maud (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      James Hayter

      Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn")

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      George Merritt

      Prison Officer (segment "The Kite")

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      George Cole

      Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

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      Bernard Lee

      Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")

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      Frederick Leister

      Prison Governor (segment "The Kite")

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      David Cole

      Herbert (as a boy) (segment "The Kite")

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      Hermione Baddeley

      Beatrice Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

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      Mervyn Johns

      Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

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      Susan Shaw

      Betty Baker Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Reporter (segment "The Kite")

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      Cecil Parker

      Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Nora Swinburne

      Mrs. Evie Katherine Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Lyn Evans

      Bannock (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Claud Allister

      1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      2nd. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Ernest Thesiger

      Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Henry Edwards

      Duke of Heverel (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Linden Travers

      Daphne (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Felix Aylmer

      Martin (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Clive Morton

      Henry Blane (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      J.H. Roberts

      West (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Cyril Raymond

      Railway Passenger (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      John Salew

      John Coleman (critic) (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Margaret Withers

      Gushing Woman (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Yvonne Owen

      1st. Gossip (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Margaret Thorburn

      2nd. Gossip (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Hal Osmond

      Bookshop Assistant (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Ernest Butcher

      Blane's Clerk (segment "The Colonel's Lady")

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      Johnny Briggs

      Boy on Common (segment "The Kite")

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      Arthur Denton

      Man on Common (segment "The Kite")

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      Marcel Poncin

      Frenchman (segment "The Alien Corn")

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    Introduced by the man himself, this is a compendium of four short stories from W. Somerset Maugham. Each deals with a scenario that looks at human nature, love, trust and integrity amongst a myriad of other emotions with the four directors taking a different slant to each of the tales. The cast is superb - all four feature perfectly fitting characters with the likes of Cecil Parker, Nora Swinburne, Mai Zetterling, Ian Fleming, George Cole, Honor Blackman and Dirk Bogarde all working their magic with the gently comedic writing. My favourite is probably the last one ("The Colonel's Lady") with Pa...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • casino
    • monte carlo
    • poet
    • anthology
    • bestseller
    • pianist
    • based on short story
    • kite flying
    • marital problem