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poster movie The Dresser

The Dresser (1983)

PG

1983-12-06

  • Drama

1h 58m

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

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.

  • Ronald HarwoodScreenplay, Theatre Play
  • Peter YatesDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Dresser

Budget$0.00

Revenue$0.00

Casts

  • Profile Albert Finney with character Sir

    Albert Finney

    Sir

  • Profile Tom Courtenay with character Norman

    Tom Courtenay

    Norman

  • Profile Edward Fox with character Oxenby

    Edward Fox

    Oxenby

  • Profile Zena Walker with character Her Ladyship

    Zena Walker

    Her Ladyship

  • Profile Eileen Atkins with character Madge

    Eileen Atkins

    Madge

  • Profile Michael Gough with character Frank Carrington

    Michael Gough

    Frank Carrington

  • Profile Cathryn Harrison with character Irene

    Cathryn Harrison

    Irene

  • Profile Betty Marsden with character Violet Manning

    Betty Marsden

    Violet Manning

  • Profile Sheila Reid with character Lydia Gibson

    Sheila Reid

    Lydia Gibson

  • Profile Lockwood West with character Geoffrey Thornton

    Lockwood West

    Geoffrey Thornton

  • Profile Donald Eccles with character Mr. Godstone

    Donald Eccles

    Mr. Godstone

  • Profile Llewellyn Rees with character Horace Brown

    Llewellyn Rees

    Horace Brown

  • Guy Manning

    Benton

  • Anne Blackman

    Beryl

  • Profile Kevin Stoney with character C. Rivers Lane

    Kevin Stoney

    C. Rivers Lane

  • Ann Way

    Miss White

  • John Sharp

    Mr. Bottomley

  • Profile Kathy Staff with character Bombazine Woman

    Kathy Staff

    Bombazine Woman

  • Profile Roger Avon with character Charles

    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

  • Profile Lori Wells with character Barmaid

    Lori Wells

    Barmaid

  • Alan Starkey

    Train Guard

  • Ralph G. Morse

    Man at Station (uncredited)