The Dresser (1983)

The Dresser (1983)

What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy. 1983-12-06 United Kingdom 118 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Albert Finney is Sir
Sir
Tom Courtenay is Norman
Norman
Edward Fox is Oxenby
Oxenby
Zena Walker is Her Ladyship
Her Ladyship
Eileen Atkins is Madge
Madge
Michael Gough is Frank Carrington
Frank Carrington
Cathryn Harrison is Irene
Irene
Betty Marsden is Violet Manning
Violet Manning
Sheila Reid is Lydia Gibson
Lydia Gibson
Lockwood West is Geoffrey Thornton
Geoffrey Thornton
Donald Eccles is Mr. Godstone
Mr. Godstone
Llewellyn Rees is Horace Brown
Horace Brown

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