Quartet (1948)
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75% of users liked it
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The first of three well-received "omnibus" films hosted by Somerset Maugham, Quartet features four of Maugham's most celebrated stories, each introduced by the author himself. In "The Facts of Life," a seemingly innocent British youth (Jack Watling) is targeted for a… More The first of three well-received "omnibus" films hosted by Somerset Maugham, Quartet features four of Maugham's most celebrated stories, each introduced by the author himself. In "The Facts of Life," a seemingly innocent British youth (Jack Watling) is targeted for a shakedown by a beautiful adventuress (Mai Zetterling), while Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne perform their usual brilliant byplay. In "The Alien Corn," a young aristocrat (Dirk Bogarde) hopes to become a professional concert pianist. "The Kite" tells the story of a preoccupied inventor (George Cole) who places his hobbies ahead of his wife (Susan Shaw) as an indirect means of defying his dominating mother (Hermione Badderly). The film concludes with "The Colonel's Lady," wherein the title character (Nora Swinburne) embarrasses her stuffy husband (Cecil Parker) by publishing a torrid volume of romantic poetry. Each of the short tales in Quartet possesses its own mood, pace and rhythm, and each is a gem in its own right. The popularity of Quartet resulted in two more Maugham compendiums, Trio and Encore, not to mention the multistoried American film O. Henry's Full House. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree
- Written By
- W. Somerset Maugham, R.C. Sherriff
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1949 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 7, 1988
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Hardly filling.
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Cast
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Basil Radford
as Henry Garnet
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Naunton Wayne
as Leslie
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Dirk Bogarde
as George Bland
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Ian Fleming
as Ralph
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George Cole
as Herbert Sunbury
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Jack Raine
as Thomas
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Angela Baddeley
as Mrs. Garnet
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Cecil Parker
as Col. Peregrine
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Nora Swinburne
as Mrs. Peregrine
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Jack Watling
as Nicky
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Nigel Buchanan
as John
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Mai Zetterling
as Jeanne
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Raymond Lovell
as Sir Frederick Bland
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Irene Browne
as Lady Bland
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Honor Blackman
as Paula
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George Thorpe
as Uncle John
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Mary Hinton
as Aunt Maud
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Françoise Rosay
as Lea Makart
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Bernard Lee
as Prison Visitor
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Frederick Leister
as Governor
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George Merritt
as Prison Officer
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David Cole
as Herbeil boy
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Hermione Baddeley
as Beatrice Sunbury
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Mervyn Johns
as Samuel Sunbury
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Susan Shaw
as Betty
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Cyril Chamberlain
as Reporter
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Claud Allister
as First Club Man
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Second Club Man
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Ernst Thesiger
as Henry Dashwood
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Henry Edwards
as Duke of Cleverel
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Linden Travers
as Daphne
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Felix Aylmer
as Maryin
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John Salew
as John Coleman
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Lynn Evans
as Bannock
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Cyril Raymond
as Railway Passenger
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Clive Morton
as Henry Blane
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Margaret Withers
as Gushing Woman
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James Robertson Justice
as Branksome
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John H. Roberts
as West
- French Ralph Smart
- W. Somerset Maugham
- J.H. Roberts
