Quartet (film)

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Quartet
Directed by Ken Annakin
Arthur Crabtree
Harold French
Ralph Smart
Produced by Anthony Darnborough
Written by R.C. Sherriff
W. Somerset Maugham (stories)
Starring Cecil Parker
Dirk Bogarde
George Cole
Honor Blackman
Linden Travers
Basil Radford
Naunton Wayne
Distributed by Gainsborough Pictures
Release date(s) 1948
Running time 120 m
Country Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language English
Followed by Trio
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Quartet (1948) is an anthology film with four segments, each based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham. Each segment is introduced by the author. It was successful enough to produce two sequels Trio (1950) and Encore (1951), and popularised the compendium film format, leading to films such as O. Henry's Full House in 1952.

The screenplays for the stories were all written by R. C. Sherriff.

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Despite their reservations, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet allow their promising tennis player son, nineteen-year-old Nicky Garnet, to travel by himself to Monte Carlo to compete in a tournament. On the last night of his stay, he wins a large amount of money at roulette and meets a beautiful woman named Jeanne. She takes him dancing at a nightclub. When he returns to his hotel, it has closed for the night. She offers to let him sleep on her sofa. Later that night, he awakens to find her stealing his winnings. He pretends to be asleep and sees her hide the money in a vase. After she leaves, he retrieves the money. The next morning, on the plane returning home, he counts his money and finds there is more than there should be. A friend suggests that Jeanne had stored her own funds in the same hiding place.

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[edit] The Kite

  • Director: Arthur Crabtree
  • Cinematographer: Ray Elton

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[edit] The Colonel's Lady

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