Quartet [videorecording] / BBC Films and DCM Productions present a Headline Pictures and Finola Dwyer Productions in association with Decca and HanWay Films ; screenplay by Ronald Harwood ; produced by Finola Dwyer & Stewart Mackinnon ; directed by Dustin Hoffman.
Contributor(s): Dwyer, Finola
| Mackinnon, Stewart | Hoffman, Dustin | Harwood, Ronald | Smith, Maggie | Courtenay, Tom | Connolly, Billy | Collins, Pauline | Gambon, Michael | BBC Films | DCM Productions | Decca (Firm) | HanWay (Firm) | InnoForm Media (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Publisher: Kuala Lumpur : InnoForm Media [distributor], c2012Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Uniform titles: Quartet (Motion picture : 2012) Subject(s): Harwood, Ronald, 1934- -- Film adaptations | Retirees -- Drama | Musicians -- Drama | Divorced men -- Drama | Concerts -- Drama | England -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 Cast: Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon.Summary: The rumor circling the halls is that Beecham House (the home for retired musicians) is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. Reginald, Wilfred and Cecily are in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard.
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Originally released by Great Britain as a motion picture in 2012.
Based on the play by Ronald Harwood.
Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Michael Gambon.
The rumor circling the halls is that Beecham House (the home for retired musicians) is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. Reginald, Wilfred and Cecily are in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard.
DVD, region 1, 16x9 letterbox (2.35:1) ; Dolby digital 2.0.
English with optional subtitles in English, Chinese & Malay.