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6.2/10 • 15

1948-10-262h 0m

Drama

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

Directors
Ralph Smart, Arthur Crabtree, Ken Annakin, Harold French
Writters
R.C. Sherriff

Top Billed Cast

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  1. W. Somerset Maugham

    W. Somerset Maugham

    Himself

  2. Basil Radford

    Basil Radford

    Henry Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

  3. Naunton Wayne

    Naunton Wayne

    Leslie (segment "The Facts of Life")

  4. Mai Zetterling

    Mai Zetterling

    Jeanne (segment "The Facts of Life")

  5. Ian Fleming

    Ian Fleming

    Ralph (segment "The Facts of Life")

  6. Jack Raine

    Jack Raine

    Thomas (segment "The Facts of Life")

  7. Angela Baddeley

    Angela Baddeley

    Mrs. Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

  8. James Robertson Justice

    James Robertson Justice

    Branksome (segment "The Facts of Life")

  9. Jack Watling

    Jack Watling

    Nicky Garnet (segment "The Facts of Life")

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

7/10

Introduced by the man himself, this is a compendium of four short stories from W. Somerset Maugham. Each deals with a scenario that looks at human nature, love, trust and integrity amongst a myriad of other emotions with the four directors taking a different slant to each of the tales. The cast is superb - all four feature perfectly fitting characters with the likes of Cecil Parker, Nora Swinburne, Mai Zetterling, Ian Fleming, George Cole, Honor Blackman and Dirk Bogarde all working their magic with the gently comedic writing. My favourite is probably the last one ("The Colonel's Lady") with Parker and Swinburne - it has something particularly classy and poignant about it as a married couple for over 30 years hit a few unexpected bumps on their otherwise tranquil road - she has published a book suggesting that she may have been unfaithful some years ago - before the couple address the effects time has had on their relationship. It is engagingly constructed and the stories, though different, are complementary to each other leaving us with a feeling akin to enjoying a good three course meal...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
casinomonte carlopoetanthologybestsellerpianistbased on short storykite flyingmarital problem