Oct 26, 1948
120 min
Full-HD

Quartet (1948)

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."

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

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")

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