Peter Yates
Director
The Dresser (1983)
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.
Genres: Drama
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Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States
Production Country:
United Kingdom
Languages:
English
81
4.0
Recommendations
Runtime: 118 min.
Released: Dec. 6, 1983
Digital Release: Nov. 17, 2002
Status: Released
Certification: PG
Parental Guide: 12+
