The Choral
“They were divided by war. He united them in song.”
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.
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Cast
39 people
Ralph Fiennes
Dr Henry Guthrie
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Roger Allam
Alderman Bernard Duxbury
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Book Thief
Mark Addy
Joe Fytton
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Full Monty
Alun Armstrong
Herbert Trickett
Known for
Frontier
The Mummy Returns
Simon Russell Beale
Sir Edward Elgar
Known for
House of the Dragon
Penny Dreadful
Robert Emms
Robert Horner
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Lyndsey Marshal
Mrs Bishop
Known for
Inside Man
Dracula
Ron Cook
Reverend Woodhead
Known for
Chernobyl
The Odyssey
Amara Okereke
Mary Lockwood
Known for
In the Lost Lands
Red Rose
Emily Fairn
Bella Holmes
Known for
House of Guinness
The Responder
Shaun Thomas
Mitch
Known for
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Emmerdale
Jacob Dudman
Clyde
Known for
Fate: The Winx Saga
The Stranger
Nicholas Hytner Director · Alan Bennett Writer George Fenton Composer
Worldwide gross $9.5M · United States release December 25, 2025 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,532,746
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Production · Distribution
BBC Film
Production
Screen Yorkshire
Production
Head Gear Films
Production
Metrol Technology
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2025
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 7, 2025
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · Coronado Island Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
January 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Germany
April 10, 2026 · Digital
Hungary
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 7, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
May 3, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Lev cinema Lecture + Movie Event week
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 15, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
February 24, 2026 · Digital · Rakuten TV
August 22, 2026 · TV · HBO
South Korea
February 18, 2026 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 22, 2025 · Digital
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