Director: Dustin Hoffman

Writer: Ronald Harwood

From a play by: Ronald Harwood

Keywords: Drama, Comedy

Film adaptation of the British play of the same name follows the goings-on of several inhabitants of a home for retired musicians up to and immediately following the arrival of an unexpected visitor.

ABSTRACT
At the fictional Beecham House, a retirement home for elderly gifted musicians, a cast of former opera singers and representatives of other sonic pursuits continue to maintain involvement in their lifelong professions in some manner or another. When the home begins to plan for their annual concert celebrating composer Giuseppe Verdi, they find their usual dealings interrupted by the arrival of Jean, a diva with past romantic entanglements directly concerning another member of the home.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pauline Collins	Actor	3-Sep-1940		Shirley Valentine
Billy Connolly	Comic	24-Nov-1942		Scottish comedian
Tom Courtenay	Actor	25-Feb-1937		The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Michael Gambon	Actor	19-Oct-1940		The Singing Detective
Andrew Sachs	Actor	7-Apr-1930	23-Nov-2016	Manuel on Fawlty Towers
Maggie Smith	Actor	28-Dec-1934		Prof. McGonagall in Harry Potter

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