Quartet
Directed by Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin, Ralph SmartFour of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes to Monte Carlo and ends up doing the exact opposite of what his father recommended. In "The Alien Corn", an aspiring pianist devotes himself to perfecting his artistic skills, but finds he lacks the talents to reach the heights he so desperately craves. In "The Kite", a young man who lives at home and loves kite flying goes against his overbearing mother's wishes and marries the girl he's been dating. He's soon back home, much to his mother's delight, but re-considers when his wife takes up a new hobby. In the final chapter "The Colonel's Lady", a middle-aged man is shocked to learn that his somewhat-dowdy wife has written a collection of racy poems and is now a best-selling author.
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Quartet was released on October 26, 1948.
Quartet was directed by Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin, Ralph Smart, Harold French.
Quartet has a runtime of 2 hr.
Quartet was produced by Antony Darnborough.
The key characters in Quartet are Himself (W. Somerset Maugham), Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life") (Basil Radford), Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life") (Naunton Wayne).
Quartet is rated Approved.
Quartet is a Drama, Romance film.
Quartet has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.