- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 1949-05-16
- Director: Ken Annakin , Arthur Crabtree , Harold French , Ralph Smart
- Writers: W. Somerset Maugham , R.C. Sherriff
- Language: English
- Stars: Basil Radford , Naunton Wayne , Ian Fleming , Jack Raine , Angela Baddeley (1904–1976) , James Robertson Justice , Jack Watling , Nigel Buchanan , Mai Zetterling , Jean Cavall
- Runtime: 120 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: Quarteto (Brazil) , Kouartetto (Greece) , Quartett , Passioni (Italy) , Quarteto, Várias Estórias (Brazil) , W. Somerset Maugham's Quartet (United Kingdom) , Kvartetti (Finland) , Quartet (United Kingdom) , Quartet (United States of America) , Kvartet (Denmark) , Quartet , Kvartett (Sweden) , A Arte de Viver (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , 四重奏 (Japan) , Cuatro historias (Mexico) , The Facts of Life (United Kingdom) , The Kite (United Kingdom) , The Colonel's Lady (United Kingdom) , Quartet (France, French Republic) , Cuarteto (Mexico) , The Alien Corn (United Kingdom) , Cuarteto (Argentina) , Квартет , Kwartet (Poland)
- Plot: Four of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes to Monte Carlo and ends up 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 lacks 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.
- IMDB:tt0040335
Quartet Cast · · · ALL
Ken Annakin
Director
Arthur Crabtree
Director
Harold French
Director
Ralph Smart
Director
W. Somerset Maugham
Himself
Basil Radford
Henry Garnet
Naunton Wayne
Leslie
Mai Zetterling
Jeanne
Jack Raine
Thomas
Dirk Bogarde
George Bland
Cecil Parker
(1897–1971)
Colonel George Peregrine
Hermione Baddeley
(1906–1986)
Beatrice Sunbury
Honor Blackman
Paula
Angela Baddeley
(1904–1976)
Mrs. Garnet
James Robertson Justice
Branksome
Jack Watling
Nicky Garnet
Raymond Lovell
Sir Frederick Bland
Irene Browne
(1896–1965)
Lady Bland
Françoise Rosay
Lea Makart
Maurice Denham
Coroner
James Hayter
Foreman of the Jury
Bernard Lee
Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor
Frederick Leister
Prison Governor
George Cole
Herbert Sunbury
Mervyn Johns
Samuel Sunbury
Susan Shaw
Betty Baker Sunbury
Nora Swinburne
Mrs. Evie Katherine Peregrine
Lyn Evans
Bannock
Claud Allister
1st. Club Man