Just watched the Dresser tonight. This movie was nominated for best picture of 1983, best direct...
The Dresser
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.
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The Dresser
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 6, 1983
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
User Score
67%
Original Title
The Dresser
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Director
Peter Yates
Description
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.