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Quartet
Quartet

Quartet

Genres

DramaRomance

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When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

25 October 1981

Country

France

Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Marya 'Mado' Zelli

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Lois Heidler

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

H.J. Heidler

Anthony Higgins

Anthony Higgins

Stephan Zelli

Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

Mme. Hautchamp

Sheila Gish

Sheila Gish

Anna

Daniel Chatto

Daniel Chatto

Guy

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Theo

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

Pierre Schlamovitz

Armelia McQueen

Armelia McQueen

Nightclub singer

Wiley Wood

Wiley Wood

Cairn

Virginie Thévenet

Virginie Thévenet

Madmoiselle Chardin

Muriel Montossé

Muriel Montossé

Marjorie

Hélène Shirley

Hélène Shirley

Adriana

Caroline Loeb

Caroline Loeb

Nun

Arlette Spetebroot

Arlette Spetebroot

Drowned Girl

Josine Comellas

Josine Comellas

Café Patronne

Monique Mauclair

Monique Mauclair

Hotel Concierge

Sébastien Floche

Sébastien Floche

Edouard

Paulita Sedgwick

Paulita Sedgwick

Esther

Bernice Stegers

Bernice Stegers

Miss Nicholson

Isabelle Canto da Maya

Isabelle Canto da Maya

Cri-Cri

François Viaur

François Viaur

Lefranc

Dino Zanghi

Dino Zanghi

Prison Guard

Michel Such

Michel Such

Prison Guard

Jean-Pierre Dravel

Jean-Pierre Dravel

Prison Guard

Annie Noël

Annie Noël

Maid

Maurice Ribot

Maurice Ribot

Pianist

Pierre Julien

Pierre Julien

Impresario

Humbert Balsan

Humbert Balsan

Impresario's Friend

Serge Marquand

Serge Marquand

Night Club Owner

Armelia McQueen

Armelia McQueen

Night Club Singer

Pierre Clémenti

Pierre Clémenti

Pornographer

Jeffrey Kime

Jeffrey Kime

James

Hélène Shirley

Hélène Shirley

Adriana

Anne-Marie Brissonière

Anne-Marie Brissonière

Les Oiseaux

Marie-France De Bourges

Marie-France De Bourges

Les Oiseaux

Brigitte Hermetz

Brigitte Hermetz

Les Oiseaux

Romain Brémond

Romain Brémond

Youth

Daniel Mesguich

Daniel Mesguich

Schlamovitz

Bonnafet Tarbouriech

Bonnafet Tarbouriech

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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