The Dresser (1983)
- Starring:
- Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Yates
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Dresser
The complicated relationship of two men who have given their lives to the theater forms the basis for this acclaimed drama. During World War II, an aging but once famous Shakespearean actor, addressed by his cast and crew only as "Sir" (Albert Finney), continues to tour the British theater circuit with a rag tag group of elderly and handicapped actors who are exempt from military service. Sir has grown frustrated, senile, and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown; he's come to rely upon his dresser Norman (Tom Courtenay), an endlessly loyal homosexual who would do anything for the man he's come to love. Norman tries to guide Sir through yet another tour of the hinterlands in The Tempest. This expanded film adaptation of Ronald Harwood's award-winning stage drama also stars Edward Fox as Oxenby, an unhappy member of Sir's company; Sir was said to be based on real-life actor Donald Wolfit. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 118 mins
Complete Cast of The Dresser
- Albert Finney - Sir
- Edward Fox - Oxenby
- Eileen Atkins - Madge
- Cathryn Harrison - Irene
- Sheila Reid - Lydia Gibson
- Paul Luty - Stallkeeper
- Stuart Richman - Evelyn's Friend
- Guy Manning - Benton
- Donald Eccles - Mr. Godstone
- Kathy Staff - Bombazine Woman
- Ann Way - Miss White
- Tom Courtenay - Norman
- Zena Walker - Her Ladyship
- Michael Gough - Frank Carrington
- Betty Marsden - Violet Manning
- Lockwood West - Geoffrey Thornton
- John Sharp - Mr. Bottomley
- Joe Belcher - Arthur
- Kevin Stoney - C. Rivers Lane
- Alan Starkey - Train Guard
- Roger Avon - Charles
- Llewellyn Rees - Horace Brown
- Director(s):
- Peter Yates
- Writer(s):
- Peter Yates, Ronald Harwood
- Producer(s):
- Ronald Harwood, Peter Yates
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
- 1984 - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actor
- 1983 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
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