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The Ant and the Grasshopper

by William Somerset Maughamliterary work· published 1924

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The Ant and the Grasshopper was adapted into a 1951 film.

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    Encore
    1951 · film · 89 min · dir. Harold French, Pat Jackson, Anthony Pelissier · IMDb ↗
    IMDb6.9

    Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.