Project Detail

Quartet

Synopsis

Quartet tells the story of Reggie (Courtenay), Wilf (Connolly) and Cissy (Collins) who reside in Beecham House, a home for retired opera singers. Each year they stage a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday, which also raises funds for the home. Reggie's ex-wife Jean (Smith) arrives at the home and creates tension, playing the diva part but refusing to sing in the concert.

Details

Year: 2012
Type of film: Features
Running time: 95 mins
Director: Dustin Hoffman 1st Feature
Producer: Finola Dwyer, Stewart MacKinnon
Executive Producer: Jamie Laurenson, Dario Suter, Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny, Dickon Stainer, Thorsten Schumacher, Xavier Marchand, Dustin Hoffman
Editor: Barney Pilling
Screenwriter: Ronald Harwood
Director of Photography: John de Borman
Production Designer: Andrew McAlpine
Sound: Martin Trevis
Music: Dario Marianelli
Principal cast: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Headline Pictures

1 Lexington Street
London
W1F 9LX
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 2985
Fax: +44 (0)20 7220 2965

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Sales Company

HanWay Films

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7290 0750
Fax: +44 (0)20 7290 0751

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