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.
- Released
- 1951-06-11
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harold French, Anthony Pelissier, Arthur Macrae, Eric Ambler
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Glynis Johns as Stella Cotman
- Nigel Patrick as Tom Ramsay
- Roland Culver as George Ramsay
- Alison Leggatt as Freda Ramsay
- Charles Victor as Mr. Bateman
- Peter Graves as Philip Cronshaw
- Margaret Withers as Mrs. Bateman
- Margaret Vyner as Gertrude Wilmot
- John Laurie as Andrews, Engineer
- Noel Purcell as Tom, Captain
- Ronald Squire as Doctor
- W. Somerset Maugham as Self and Narrator