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Quartet

Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension.

An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension, but it also offers an opportunity to reunite a successful quartet. The diva's one-time husband is upset to see her, while the two other former members relish the challenge.

1 hour, 31 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Sep 2024 21:10
大象传媒 Two

Music Played

  • Tinie Tempah

    Pass Out

  • Dario Marianelli

    Not Upset

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Rigoletto: Caro Nome

  • Trevor Peacock, David Ryall & Jack Honeyborne

    Underneath The Arches

Billy Connolly talks Quartet: 'Dying is easy, but staying alive is quite difficult'

'Stay young', advises Billy, in an .

Hoffman sings praises of retired performers in Quartet

'For these people the phone hadn't rung for 20, 30 or 40 years, even through they can deliver,'聽.

Credits

Jean Horton Maggie Smith
Reggie Paget Tom Courtenay
Wilf Bond Billy Connolly
Cissy Robson Pauline Collins
Cedric Livingston Michael Gambon
Dr Lucy Cogan Sheridan Smith
Bobby Swanson Andrew Sachs
Anne Langley Gwyneth Jones
George Trevor Peacock
Harry David Ryall
Frank White Michael Byrne
Nobby Ronnie Fox
Simon Luke Newberry
Nigel John Rawnsley
Writer Ronald Harwood
Director Dustin Hoffman

Broadcasts

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Quartet at 大象传媒 Films

More about the film, including interviews with Billy Connolly and Sheridan Smith.

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