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The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film directed by Peter Yates and adapted by Ronald Harwood from his 1980 play The Dresser. It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant struggling to keep his employer's life together.
Dec 6, 1983 · In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand, the dresser, Norman (Sir Tom Courtenay), is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support deteriorating star Sir (Albert Finney) as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz.
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- Drama
- Peter Yates
- 1983-12-06
Dressers in the British theater do a great deal more than dress their employers. In "The Dresser," Norman is also Sir's confidant, morale booster, masseur, alter ego, and physician, nursing him through hangovers with medicinal amounts of brandy.
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand, the dresser, Norman (Sir Tom Courtenay), is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support deteriorating star Sir (Albert Finney) as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz.
The Dresser. Personal Assistant Norman (Sir Tom Courtenay) of deteriorating veteran actor Sir (Albert Finney) struggles to get him through a difficult performance of King Lear. 282 1 h 58 min 1983. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Strange · Touching. Watch with a free Prime trial.
Sep 10, 2012 · An accomplished film of Ronald Harwood's theatrical two-hander, animated by two gigantic performances. Finney, grossly Shakespearean as Sir, the imperious, decl.
Dresser, The (1983) -- (Movie Clip) Stop That Train! Norman (Tom Courtenay, title character) leads the way as the aging Shakespearean company led by "Sir" (Albert Finney) attempts a wartime change of trains, in The Dresser, 1983, from Ronald Harwood's play and screenplay.
