The Dresser (1983)
1h 58m
Running Time
December 6, 1983Release Date
The Dresser (1983)
1h 58m
Running Time
December 6, 1983Release Date
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Plot.
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
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Cast & Crew.
Albert Finney
Sir
Tom Courtenay
Norman
Edward Fox
Oxenby
Zena Walker
Her Ladyship
Eileen Atkins
Madge
Michael Gough
Frank Carrington
Cathryn Harrison
Irene
Betty Marsden
Violet Manning
Sheila Reid
Lydia Gibson
Lockwood West
Geoffrey Thornton
Donald Eccles
Mr. Godstone
Llewellyn Rees
Horace Brown
Guy Manning
Benton
Anne Blackman
Beryl
Kevin Stoney
C. Rivers Lane
Ann Way
Miss White
John Sharp
Mr. Bottomley
Noel Davis
CastingDirector
Kathy Staff
Bombazine Woman
Roger Avon
Charles
Christopher Irvin
Evelyn the Airman
Stuart Richman
Evelyn's Friend
Sandra Gough
Actress on Station
Joe Belcher
Arthur
Johnny Maxfield
Electrician
Paul Luty
Stallkeeper
Lori Wells
Barmaid
Alan Starkey
Train Guard
Ralph G. Morse
Man at Station (uncredited)
Peter Yates
Director / Producer
Alan Brownie
Assistant Makeup Artist
Barbara Ritchie
Hairstylist
Joan White
Hairdresser
John Chandler
Boom Operator
John Hayward
Sound Mixer
Stephen Janisz
Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Launay
Sound
Peter Pennell
Sound Editor
Malcolm Davies
Sound
Ronald Harwood
Producer / Theatre Play / Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 6, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
alcoholism
backstage
lgbt
post world war ii
make up
drunkenness
Wiki.
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film directed by Peter Yates and adapted by Ronald Harwood from his 1980 play The Dresser. It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant struggling to keep his employer's life together. The film stars Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox and Michael Gough
Finney and Courtenay were both nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for their performances, with Courtenay winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in a tie with Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies.
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