Quartet Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

It's never too late to change your tune

Amy Renner

May. 27, 2013

Quartet

Release Date: Friday, December 28, 2012 Limited Friday, January 11, 2013 Expansion

Ronald Harwood, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Stewart Mackinnon

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 38 m

3.7

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Plot

What's the story about?

Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). 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. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert?

Cited as official plot version from weinsteinco.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Quartet.

Maggie Smith
... Jean Horton

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Gnomeo and Juliet
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Tom Courtenay
... Reginald Paget

Railway Children, 45 Years
Billy Connolly
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Brave
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Michael Gambon
The Good Shepherd, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Crew Behind the Film

The Quartet behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Ronald Harwood last wrote The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Oliver Twist.

Director: Dustin Hoffman
Screenwriter: Ronald Harwood
Producer: Stewart Mackinnon

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: BBC Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for brief strong language and suggestive humor
Runtime: 1 hr, 38 m
Tagline: It's never too late to change your tune
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Quartet movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Quartet movie production.

Production Updates

Oct 2012

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Nov 2010

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

May 2010

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Quartet was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 28, 2012. There were 1 other movie released on the same date, including Promised Land. As a limited release, Quartet was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

United States

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