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The Dresser

Name: The Dresser
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983-12-06
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.817

★ 6,8 /10 (82 Votes)

1983 EN 118 min

Overview

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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Release date

06/12/1983

Votes

Popularity

1.2

What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy.

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

118 min

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

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Donald Eccles

Mr. Godstone

Llewellyn Rees

Horace Brown

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Guy Manning

Benton

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Anne Blackman

Beryl

Kevin Stoney

C. Rivers Lane

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Ann Way

Miss White

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John Sharp

Mr. Bottomley

Kathy Staff

Bombazine Woman

Roger Avon

Charles

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Christopher Irvin

Evelyn the Airman

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Stuart Richman

Evelyn's Friend

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Sandra Gough

Actress on Station

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Joe Belcher

Arthur

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Johnny Maxfield

Electrician

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Paul Luty

Stallkeeper

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Lori Wells

Barmaid

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Alan Starkey

Train Guard

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Ralph G. Morse

Man at Station (uncredited)

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Just watched the Dresser tonight. This movie was nominated for best picture of 1983, best director, best actor (Albert Finney & Tom Courtenay) and best Screenplay from another medium. Courtenay won a Golden Globe for best actor. So, on to the movie. I don't need to give the synopsis because you can find it easily. Did I like it? At first it was pretty dull and the main character is really an over the top diva. His dresser works feverishly to please him. When we later find out something isn't quite right with Sir (played brilliantly by Sir Albert Finney) chaos takes over but Norman (t…

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