Quartet (1981)
Overview
When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 4.26 |
Directed By
James Ivory
Crew
James Ivory
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Pierre Lhomme
Richard Robbins
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ismail Merchant
Jean Rhys
Michel Maingois
Robert Christidès
Bernard Bats
David Renton
Pierre Abraham
Elizabeth Aldrich
James Ivory
Richard King
Hugues de Laugardière
Jennifer Patrick
Judy Moorcroft
Michel Maingois
Pierre Berroyer
Humphrey Dixon
Tommie Manderson
Ken Lintott
Jean-Pierre Mahot
TOP CAST
Isabelle Adjani
Marya 'Mado' Zelli
Maggie Smith
Lois Heidler
Alan Bates
H.J. Heidler
Anthony Higgins
Stephan Zelli
Suzanne Flon
Mme. Hautchamp
Sheila Gish
Anna
Daniel Chatto
Guy
Pierre Clémenti
Theo
Daniel Mesguich
Pierre Schlamovitz
Armelia McQueen
Nightclub singer
Wiley Wood
Cairn
Virginie Thévenet
Madmoiselle Chardin
Muriel Montossé
Marjorie
Hélène Shirley
Adriana
Caroline Loeb
Nun
Arlette Spetebroot
Drowned Girl
Josine Comellas
Café Patronne
Monique Mauclair
Hotel Concierge
Sébastien Floche
Edouard
Paulita Sedgwick
Esther
Bernice Stegers
Miss Nicholson
Isabelle Canto da Maya
Cri-Cri
François Viaur
Lefranc
Dino Zanghi
Prison Guard
Michel Such
Prison Guard
Jean-Pierre Dravel
Prison Guard
Annie Noël
Maid
Maurice Ribot
Pianist
Pierre Julien
Impresario
Humbert Balsan
Impresario's Friend
Serge Marquand
Night Club Owner
Armelia McQueen
Night Club Singer
Pierre Clémenti
Pornographer
Jeffrey Kime
James
Hélène Shirley
Adriana
Anne-Marie Brissonière
Les Oiseaux
Marie-France De Bourges
Les Oiseaux
Brigitte Hermetz
Les Oiseaux
Romain Brémond
Youth
Daniel Mesguich
Schlamovitz
Bonnafet Tarbouriech
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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