Quartet (2012)

PG-1312/26/2012Drama, Comedy, Romance1h 38m
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Four Friends Looking For A Little Harmony

Overview

Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Maggie Smith

    Jean Horton

  2. Cast 1

    Tom Courtenay

    Reginald Paget

  3. Cast 1

    Billy Connolly

    Wilf Bond

  4. Cast 1

    Pauline Collins

    Cissy Robson

  5. Cast 1

    Michael Gambon

    Cedric Livingston

  6. Cast 1

    Sheridan Smith

    Dr. Lucy Cogan

  7. Cast 1

    Jumayn Hunter

    Joey

  8. Cast 1

    Shola Adewusi

    Sheryl

  9. Cast 1

    Andrew Sachs

    Bobby Swanson

This is the second "Quartet" film to feature Dame Maggie Smith and I definitely prefer this one! The story is set in a retirement home for musicians and singers, and one that is gearing up for it's annual fund-raising gala as well as for a much anticipated new arrival. It's that latter event that sets the cat amongst the pigeons for the amiable threesome of "Wilf" (Sir Billy Connolly), "Reggie" (Sir Tom Courtenay) and "Cissy" (Pauline Collins - who ought surely to be a dame by now?). The legend that is "Jean Horton" - a veteran of La Scala, duly arrives and it turns out that she (Dame Maggie) ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$11,000,000.00

Revenue $59,520,298.00

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