The Choral
Synopsis
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - European premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 113 min
- Director
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Nicholas Hytner
- Producer
- Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader
- Co-Producer
- Nicola Morrow
- Executive Producer
- Caroline Charles, Paul Grindey, Phil Hunt, Charles Moore, Compton Ross, Eva Yates
- Editor
- Tariq Anwar
- Screenwriter
- Alan Bennett
- Director of Photography
- Mike Eley
- Production Designer
- Peter Francis
- Composer
- George Fenton
- Principal cast
- Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale, Nathan Hall, Amara Okereke
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BBC Film, Screen Yorkshire (The Yorkshire Content Fund)
UK, US co-production
DJ Films (UK), Free Range Films (UK), Gerontius Productions (UK), Head Gear Films (UK), Metrol Technology (UK), Sony Pictures Classics (US)
Sales Company
Sony Pictures Classics
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