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Dominican Rep. Quartet
- Original title
- Quartet
- Year
- 1948
- Running time
- 120 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- R.C. Sherriff. Stories: William Somerset Maugham
- Cast
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William Somerset Maugham
Basil Radford
Naunton Wayne
Ian Fleming- Jack Raine
- Angela Baddeley
James Robertson Justice
Jack Watling- Nigel Buchanan
Mai Zetterling- Jean Cavall
Dirk Bogarde
Raymond Lovell
Irene Browne
Honor Blackman
Françoise Rosay- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Ray Elton, Reginald H. Wyer (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Anthology Film
- Movie Groups
- W. Somerset Maugham Adaptations | The Aesop's Fables Maugham Concerto Trilogy
- Synopsis
- Four of Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author himself. In the first story, The Facts of Life, a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes to Monte Carlo and soon finds himself doing the exact opposite of what his father recommended. In 'The Alien Corn', an aspiring pianist devotes himself to perfecting his artistic skills but finds he likely hasn't the talents to reach the heights he so desperately craves. In 'The Kite', a young man who lives at home and loves kite flying goes against his overbearing mother's wishes and marries the girl he's been dating. He's soon back home, much to his mother's delight, but re-considers when his wife takes up a new hobby. In the final chapter 'The Colonel's Lady', a middle-aged man is shocked to learn that his somewhat dowdy wife has written a collection of racy poems and is now a best-selling author.
- Awards
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1949: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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