Film
The Dresser
1983· PG· 1h 58m· Drama
“What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy.”
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.
1983-12-06
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Key Crew
DirectorPeter Yates
ScreenplayRonald Harwood
ProducerPeter Yates
Director of PhotographyKelvin Pike
Original Music ComposerJames Horner
EditorRay Lovejoy
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 23 crew)
Details
Released1983-12-06
Runtime1h 58m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosColumbia Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.8/10 · 81 votes
Original languageen
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