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Release Year1983
Runtime1h 58m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG
GenresDrama
Votes82
DirectorPeter Yates
WritersRonald Harwood
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Dresser
About The Dresser
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.
Directed by Peter Yates, The Dresser leans on a strong ensemble — Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.
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