Movie Description
The Dresser
(1983)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Peter Yates
- Producer : Peter Yates,Ronald Harwood
- Editor : Ray Lovejoy
- Cast : Albert Finney,Tom Courtenay,Edward Fox,Zena Walker,Eileen Atkins,Michael Gough,Cathryn Harrison,Betty Marsden,Sheila Reid,Lockwood West,Donald Eccles,Llewellyn Rees,Guy Manning,Anne Blackman,Kevin Stoney,Ann Way,John Sharp,Kathy Staff,Roger Avon,Christopher Irvin,Stuart Richman,Sandra Gough,Joe Belcher,Johnny Maxfield,Paul Luty,Lori Wells,Alan Starkey,Ralph G. Morse
Cast
Sir
Norman
Oxenby
Her Ladyship
Madge
Frank Carrington
Irene
Violet Manning
Lydia Gibson
Geoffrey Thornton
Mr. Godstone
Horace Brown
Benton
Beryl
C. Rivers Lane
Miss White
Mr. Bottomley
Bombazine Woman
Charles
Evelyn the Airman
Evelyn's Friend
Actress on Station
Arthur
Electrician
Stallkeeper
Barmaid
Train Guard
Man at Station (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Dresser
Status Released
Release Information
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1983-12-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 58m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Drama
