Quartet / J. Arthur Rank presents ; a Gainsborough picture ; screenplay by R.C. Sherriff ; produced by Antony Darnborough.



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Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Special features include: interactive menus; scene selection; alternative end section; image gallery. BBFC rating: PG. IMDA: PG. . Directors of photography, Ray Elton, Reg Wyer ; editor, Jean Barker ; music, John Greenwood. The facts of life: Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, James Robertson Justice. The alien corn: Dirk Bogarde, Honor Blackman, Maurice Denham. The kite: Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley, George Cole. The colonel's lady: Cecil Parker, Nora Swinburne, Ernest Thesiger. Host, W. Somerset Maugham.

Title
Quartet / J. Arthur Rank presents ; a Gainsborough picture ; screenplay by R.C. Sherriff ; produced by Antony Darnborough.
Artist
Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972.
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Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
"The facts of life" charts the rise and fall of a young man gambling in Monte Carlo. In "The alien corn", a young man whose disapproving parents are horrified by his plans to become a professional pianist. They send him away to learn, hoping he will not be good enough. "The kite" tells of a husband's passion for kite-flying and the martial strife he encounters when his wife wishes him to give up his hobby. "The colonel's lady" depicts a colonel's disbelief at a passionate book written by his wife.
Year
2007
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