As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.
Cast and Crew
Ralph Fiennes
Dr. Henry Guthrie
Roger Allam
Alderman Bernard Duxbury
Mark Addy
Joe Fytton
Alun Armstrong
Herbert Trickett
Robert Emms
Robert Horner
Lyndsey Marshal
Mrs. Bishop
Simon Russell Beale
Sir Edward Elgar
Ron Cook
Reverend Woodhead
Jacob Dudman
Clyde
Emily Fairn
Bella Holmes
Shaun Thomas
Mitch
Amara Okereke
Mary Lockwood
Oliver Briscombe
Lofty
Taylor Uttley
Ellis
Nathan Hall
Thomas Howes
Gilbert Pollard
Angela Curran
Mrs. Pemberton
Carolyn Pickles
Miss Muschamp
Oliver Chris
Major Dobson
Malcolm Sinclair
Canon Truelove
Fenella Woolgar
Lady Horsfall
Eunice Roberts
Mrs. Duxbury
Cecilia Noble
Mary’s Mother
Christopher Dean
Podge
Reuben Bainbridge
Black Bright
Sally Rogers
Nurse
Mark Holgate
Doctor
Jack Perrons
(Uncredited)
Videos & Trailers
Director Nicholas Hytner on the casting process of The Choral
Nicholas Hytner, director of The Choral, on building a brand new cast that clicked from day one!
Nicholas Hytner, Roger Allam & Kevin Loader: Getting with the programme | TIFF x Rogers
Real voices. Real emotion.
Finding meaning in making music together
Hear what it was like on set with the cast of The Choral
Filmmakers Vignette
Fiennes Vignette
A Man Should Hear Clip
Auditions Clip
You heard it from the chorus master himself, Ralph Fiennes
New Choir Master Clip
Improved Choir Clip
Outside and Younger Cast Clip
Music Vignette
Elgar Clip
Court Martial Clip
Director Nicholas Hytner on why community was so important to capture in The Choral
What. A. Film.
Celebrating The Choral at the BFI London Film Festival
