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Quartet (2012)

Four Friends Looking For A Little Harmony

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Dustin Hoffman
Writer : Ronald Harwood

Synopsis

The directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, Quartet is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion and pride, romance and Rigoletto. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and former wife of one of the residents. Expect poignancy and plenty of laughs.

Actors

Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Jean Horton
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay
Reginald Paget
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly
Wilf Bond
Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins
Cissy Robson
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon
Cedric Livingston
Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Smith
Dr. Lucy Cogan
Jumayn Hunter
Jumayn Hunter
Joey
Shola Adewusi
Shola Adewusi
Sheryl
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs
Bobby Swanson
Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock
George
David Ryall
David Ryall
Harry
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Frank White
Ronnie Fox
Ronnie Fox
Nobby
Luke Newberry
Luke Newberry
Simon

Crews

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Director
Ronald Harwood
Ronald Harwood
Theatre Play
Ronald Harwood
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Dario Marianelli
Dario Marianelli
Original Music Composer
Stewart Mackinnon
Stewart Mackinnon
Producer
Finola Dwyer
Finola Dwyer
Producer
John de Borman
John de Borman
Director of Photography
Barney Pilling
Barney Pilling
Editor
Andrew McAlpine
Andrew McAlpine
Production Design
Lucy Bevan
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Costume Design
Andreas Petrides
Andreas Petrides
Stunt Coordinator
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Executive Producer
Dario Suter
Dario Suter
Executive Producer
Thorsten Schumacher
Thorsten Schumacher
Executive Producer
Marc Schmidheiny
Marc Schmidheiny
Executive Producer
Dickon Stainer
Dickon Stainer
Executive Producer
Xavier Marchand
Xavier Marchand
Executive Producer
Christoph Daniel
Christoph Daniel
Executive Producer
Jamie Laurenson
Jamie Laurenson
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

Quartet Trailer (Dustin Hoffman)

Posters and backgrounds

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