Trio (1950)

Directed by

Ken Annakin, Harold French

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British anthology film adapts three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. Each segment follows different characters, such as a verger who faces a surprising turn and a know-it-all passenger on a ship.

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What happens

Trio (also known as W. Somerset Maugham's Trio) is a 1950 British anthology film based on three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Verger", "Mr Know-All" and "Sanatorium". Ken Annakin directed "The Verger" and "Mr Know-All", while Harold French was responsible for "Sanatorium". Trio is the second of a film trilogy, all consisting of adaptations of Maugham's stories, preceded by the 1948 Quartet and followed by the 1951 Encore. Production budget of the film was shared by the J. Arthur Rank Organization and Paramount. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording (Cyril Crowhurst) and was the final one released under the Gainsborough Pictures banner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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