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Dec 6, 1983 · The Dresser: Directed by Peter Yates. With Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker. Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.
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- Peter Yates
- PG
- Drama
The Dresser brilliantly showcases two of the most gifted actors of their generation within a thoughtful, well-executed production offering intelligent commentary on the human condition. In a ...
- (19)
- Richard Eyre
- TV-14
- Ian Mckellen
May 27, 2016 · While the visual presentation of “The Dresser” may be somewhat lacking in sparks, it more than makes up for that with the undeniably fiery and entertaining turns from both Hopkins and McKellen. In recent years, both actors have appeared in so many comic book epics and silly spectacles that have used their names and reputations to help ...
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May 30, 2016 · The Dresser: Directed by Richard Eyre. With Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Emily Watson, Sarah Lancashire. A drama, based on a successful play, about an aging actor (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and his personal assistant (Sir Ian McKellen).
- (3.6K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Richard Eyre
- 2016-05-30
The Dresser. PG Released Dec 6, 1983 1h 58m Comedy Drama List. 100% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 86% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings During World War II, an embittered actor known to others as Sir (Albert ...
- (91)
- Peter Yates
- PG
- Albert Finney
"The Dresser" is a backstage movie, based on a backstage play, but the movie leaves the theater for a few wonderful additions to the play, as when Sir commands a train to stop, and the train does. Mostly, though, the action is in a little provincial theater, where tonight's play is King Lear, and Sir looks as if he had spent the last week ...
Synopsis. "The Dresser" opens with a performance of "Othello" at a regional theater in England during the last days of World War Two. In the title role is an ageing, once-famous Shakespearean actor identified to us only as "Sir" (Albert Finney). He is of the old. bombastic school of British acting, full of grand gestures and fine oratory.
