Encore (1951)
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.
- Date of release
- 1951-06-11
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Harold French, Anthony Pelissier, Pat Jackson
Casting
- Glynis Johns — Stella Cotman
- Nigel Patrick — Tom Ramsay
- Roland Culver — George Ramsay
- Alison Leggatt — Freda Ramsay
- Charles Victor — Mr. Bateman
- Peter Graves — Philip Cronshaw
- Margaret Withers — Mrs. Bateman
- Margaret Vyner — Gertrude Wilmot
- John Laurie — Andrews, Engineer
- Noel Purcell — Tom, Captain
- Ronald Squire — Doctor
- W. Somerset Maugham — Self and Narrator
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Ant and the Grasshopper, Winter Cruise, and Gigolo and Gigolette
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
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", directed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler.
Production
Pat Jackson called his segment "lovely fun."
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