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Encore (1951)

1951-06-11 · 1h 29m · EN
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Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.

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Harold FrenchDirectorAnthony PelissierDirectorPat JacksonDirector

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Glynis JohnsGlynis JohnsStella CotmanNigel PatrickNigel PatrickTom RamsayRoland CulverRoland CulverGeorge RamsayAlison LeggattAlison LeggattFreda RamsayCharles VictorCharles VictorMr. BatemanPeter GravesPeter GravesPhilip CronshawMargaret WithersMargaret WithersMrs. BatemanMargaret VynerMargaret VynerGertrude WilmotJohn LaurieJohn LaurieAndrews, EngineerNoel PurcellNoel PurcellTom, CaptainRonald SquireRonald SquireDoctorW. Somerset MaughamW. Somerset MaughamSelf and Narrator

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference323074 · 659459 · 323629Actor preference194063 · 114043 · 283735Country preferenceGb

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Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.

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Encore has a runtime of 89 minutes.

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