Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Director Nicholas Hytner shares behind-the-scenes insights and reactions to the young cast’s musical performances, offering a look at how the ensemble came together to bring THE CHORAL to life!
THE CHORAL opens in additional cities nationwide January 16th!
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’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 (Ralph Fiennes) – 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.
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
Written by: Alan Bennett
Starring: Ralph Fiennes
Get Tickets:
thechoralfilm.com
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Sony Pictures Classics is an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in January 1992 that distributes, produces and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world.
Director Nicholas Hytner shares behind-the-scenes insights and reactions to the young cast’s musical performances, offering a look at how the ensemble came together to bring THE CHORAL to life!
THE CHORAL opens in additional cities nationwide January 16th!
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’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 (Ralph Fiennes) – 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.
Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
Written by: Alan Bennett
Starring: Ralph Fiennes
Get Tickets:
thechoralfilm.com
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instagram.com/sonyclassics
tiktok.com/@sonypicturesclassics
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Visit SONY PICTURES CLASSICS website:
sonyclassics.com
About SONY PICTURES CLASSICS:
The studio that brought you I'M STILL HERE, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON & more.
Sony Pictures Classics is an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in January 1992 that distributes, produces and acquires independent films from the United States and around the world.
