Quartet
1948 | 120m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Ralph Smart, Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin, Harold French |
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| Writer: | R.C. Sherriff, W. Somerset Maugham |
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| 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." | |
| Release Date: | Oct 26, 1948 |
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| Director: | Ralph Smart, Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin, Harold French |
| Writer: | R.C. Sherriff, W. Somerset Maugham |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | casino, monte carlo, poet, bestseller, anthology, pianist, based on short story, kite flying, marital problem |
| Production Companies | Gainsborough Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| W. Somerset Maugham | Himself |
| Basil Radford | Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Naunton Wayne | Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Mai Zetterling | Jeanne (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Ian Fleming | Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Jack Raine | Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Angela Baddeley | Mrs. Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| James Robertson Justice | Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Jack Watling | Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Nigel Buchanan | John (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Jean Cavall | Cabaret Artist (segment "The Facts of Life") |
| Dirk Bogarde | George Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Honor Blackman | Paula (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Raymond Lovell | Sir Frederick Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Irene Browne | Lady Bland (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| George Thorpe | Uncle John (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Françoise Rosay | Lea Makart (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Maurice Denham | Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Mary Hinton | Aunt Maud (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| James Hayter | Foreman of the Jury (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| George Merritt | Prison Officer (segment "The Kite") |
| George Cole | Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite") |
| Bernard Lee | Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite") |
| Frederick Leister | Prison Governor (segment "The Kite") |
| David Cole | Herbert (as a boy) (segment "The Kite") |
| Hermione Baddeley | Beatrice Sunbury (segment "The Kite") |
| Mervyn Johns | Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite") |
| Susan Shaw | Betty Baker Sunbury (segment "The Kite") |
| Cyril Chamberlain | Reporter (segment "The Kite") |
| Cecil Parker | Colonel George Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Nora Swinburne | Mrs. Evie Katherine Peregrine (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Lyn Evans | Bannock (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Claud Allister | 1st. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | 2nd. Club Man (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Ernest Thesiger | Henry Dashwood (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Henry Edwards | Duke of Heverel (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Linden Travers | Daphne (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Felix Aylmer | Martin (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Clive Morton | Henry Blane (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| J.H. Roberts | West (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Cyril Raymond | Railway Passenger (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| John Salew | John Coleman (critic) (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Margaret Withers | Gushing Woman (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Yvonne Owen | 1st. Gossip (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Margaret Thorburn | 2nd. Gossip (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Hal Osmond | Bookshop Assistant (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Ernest Butcher | Blane's Clerk (segment "The Colonel's Lady") |
| Johnny Briggs | Boy on Common (segment "The Kite") |
| Arthur Denton | Man on Common (segment "The Kite") |
| Marcel Poncin | Frenchman (segment "The Alien Corn") |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph Smart | Director |
| Arthur Crabtree | Director |
| R.C. Sherriff | Writer |
| Fred Mannin | Scenic Artist |
| Eric Cass | Boom Operator |
| Bernard Lewis | Camera Operator |
| Ray Elton | Director of Photography |
| Reginald H. Wyer | Director of Photography |
| Ken Annakin | Director |
| W. Somerset Maugham | Story |
| Harold French | Director |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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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 s ... uperb - 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 Parker and Swinburne - it has something particularly classy and poignant about it as a married couple for over 30 years hit a few unexpected bumps on their otherwise tranquil road - she has published a book suggesting that she may have been unfaithful some years ago - before the couple address the effects time has had on their relationship. It is engagingly constructed and the stories, though different, are complementary to each other leaving us with a feeling akin to enjoying a good three course meal...