Quartet

2012 film directed by Dustin Hoffman
Movie film Q195525
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Quartet

Summary

Quartet is a film[1]. Quartet ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,993 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quartet's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Quartet was directed by Dustin Hoffman[4].
  • Ronald Harwood wrote the screenplay for Quartet[5].
  • Quartet's composer is recorded as Dario Marianelli[6].
  • Quartet's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Quartet's genre is drama film[8].
  • Quartet's based on is recorded as Quartet[9].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Maggie Smith[10].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Tom Courtenay[11].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Billy Connolly[12].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Pauline Collins[13].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Michael Gambon[14].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Trevor Peacock[15].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Michael Byrne[16].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Andrew Sachs[17].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Gwyneth Jones[18].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Sheridan Smith[19].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Luke Newberry[20].
  • A cast member of Quartet was David Ryall[21].
  • A cast member of Quartet was Eline Powell[22].
  • Quartet was produced by Finola Dwyer[23].
  • Quartet's production company is recorded as BBC Film[24].
  • Quartet's director of photography is recorded as John de Borman[25].
  • The original language of Quartet was English[26].
  • The original language of Quartet was Italian[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Quartet was produced by Finola Dwyer[23]. Quartet was directed by Dustin Hoffman[4]. Ronald Harwood wrote the screenplay for Quartet[5]. Cast members include Maggie Smith[10], Tom Courtenay[11], Billy Connolly[12], Pauline Collins[13], Michael Gambon[14], and Trevor Peacock[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2012[28] and January 24, 2013[29]. Original languages include English[26], Italian[27], and Polish[30]. Genres include comedy film[7] and drama film[8]. Quartet was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Quartet's main subject is old age[32].

Reception

Reviews include 80%[33], 6.6/10[34], and 64/100[35].

Why It Matters

Quartet ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,993 views/month).[2] Quartet has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Quartet is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Máté · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 226292
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5791]]: 226292, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319847006|Quartet (#319847006)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8369|Cineuropa film ID]] #mix'"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1441951
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 1441951, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 105431
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 105431, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2013-01-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ronald Harwood
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
    Rtc film rating → A
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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