| Title Statement |
The Choral (DVD) (2025) / directed by Nicholas Hytner ; written by Alan Bennett ; produced by Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones ; Sony Pictures Classics and BBC Film present in association with Screen Yorkshire, Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology.
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| Country of Producing Entity |
Great Britain
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Classics, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| General Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2025.
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| General Note |
Wide screen (2.00:1).
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| Creation/Production Credits Note |
Director of photography, Mike Eley ; editor, Tariq Anwar ; music directed and arranged by George Fenton.
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| Participant or Performer Note |
Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong, Robert Emms, Lyndsey Marshal, Ron Cook, Simon Russell Beale.
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| Summary, Etc. |
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Chloral's ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
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| Target Audience Note |
MPA rating: R; for some language and sexual content.
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| System Details Note |
DVD, region 1; wide screen (2.00:1); 5.1 Dolby Digital.
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| Language note |
English dialogue; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, French or Spanish subtitles.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
DVD.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1914-1918 Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Choral conductors England Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Choral societies England Drama.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Yorkshire (England) Social aspects Drama.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical films.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Cook, Ron, 1948- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bennett, Alan, 1934- screenwriter.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Fiennes, Ralph, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Addy, Mark, 1964- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Beale, Simon Russell, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Emms, Robert, 1986- actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Armstrong, Alun, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Jones, Damian, 1964- film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Allam, Roger, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Loader, Kevin, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Marshal, Lyndsey, actor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Hytner, Nicholas, film director, film producer.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), presenter, publisher.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Head Gear Films, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Metrol Technology, production company.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
BBC Film (Firm), presenter.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Screen Yorkshire (Firm), production company.
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