The Choral
Plot.
Set in Ramsden, Yorkshire in 1916, the plot centers on the chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society, who have volunteered for the front. Under the direction of the demanding, driven Dr. Guthrie, the Choral recruits a crop of teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the joys of singing and the urgency of desire as the new boys come to with their imminent conscription into the army.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ralph Fiennes
Dr. Guthrie
Simon Russell Beale
Roger Allam
Mark Addy
Alun Armstrong
Oliver Chris
Malcolm Sinclair
Fenella Woolgar
Paul Grindey
Executive Producer
Kevin Loader
Producer
Alan Bennett
Writer
Charles Moore
Executive Producer
Caroline Cooper Charles
Executive Producer
Nicholas Hytner
Producer / Director
Eva Yates
Executive Producer
Damian Jones
Executive Producer
Mike Eley
Director of Photography
Peter Francis
Production Design
Richard Downes
Art Direction
Andy Watson
Art Direction
Julie Graysmark
Set Decoration
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Robert Sterne
Casting
Hannah Forbes
Makeup Artist
Details.
Status
In Production
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Wiki.
The Choral is an British comedy drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Alan Bennett. Set in 1916, during World War I, in the fictional town of Ramsden, Yorkshire, the film will star Ralph Fiennes and Simon Russell Beale as the of the local choral society which recruits a group of teenage boys and girls for a performance of Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius. The film will be released by Sony Pictures Classics.