Yorkshire, 1916. A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young men grapple with their impending conscription.
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
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