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In Theaters: October 25, 1981

          May 3, 2019 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 35m | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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In Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, three retired members of an opera quartet—Cissy (Pauline Collins), Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Reginald (Tom Courtenay)—live in Beecham House retirement home and perform a concert every year for Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday. However, when Reginald’s ex-wife and the fourth and most famous member of the quartet, Jean (Maggie Smith), arrives at Beecham, rivalries stir and temperaments clash, making it unknown if the show will go on.

Director: Dustin Hoffman

Studio: The Weinstein Company

Producer(s): Finola Dwyer, Stewart Mackinnon

Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins

Writer(s): Ronald Harwood

34 votes and 15 Reviews

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 80%

66%

In Theaters: October 25, 1981

          May 3, 2019 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 35m | Comedy, Drama, Romance

  Watch Trailer

In Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, three retired members of an opera quartet—Cissy (Pauline Collins), Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Reginald (Tom Courtenay)—live in Beecham House retirement home and perform a concert every year for Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday. However, when Reginald’s ex-wife and the fourth and most famous member of the quartet, Jean (Maggie Smith), arrives at Beecham, rivalries stir and temperaments clash, making it unknown if the show will go on.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score 80%

66%

In Theaters: October 25, 1981

          May 3, 2019 (limited)

PG-13 | 1h 35m | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, three retired members of an opera quartet—Cissy (Pauline Collins), Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Reginald (Tom Courtenay)—live in Beecham House retirement home and perform a concert every year for Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday.

However, when Reginald’s ex-wife and the fourth and most famous member of the quartet, Jean (Maggie Smith), arrives at Beecham, rivalries stir and temperaments clash, making it unknown if the show will go on.