The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold FrenchDirector
- Anthony PelissierDirector
- Eric AmblerScreenplay
- Arthur MacraeScreenplay
- T. E. B. ClarkeScreenplay
- Richard AddinsellOriginal Music Composer
- Pat JacksonDirector
Cast
- Glynis JohnsStella Cotman
- Nigel PatrickTom Ramsay
- Roland CulverGeorge Ramsay
- Alison LeggattFreda Ramsay
- Charles VictorMr. Bateman
- Peter GravesPhilip Cronshaw
- Margaret WithersMrs. Bateman
- Margaret VynerGertrude Wilmot
- John LaurieAndrews, Engineer
- Noel PurcellTom, Captain
- Ronald SquireDoctor
- W. Somerset MaughamSelf and Narrator