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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.
Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay star as a veteran actor and his dresser in a touring production of King Lear. The film is based on a play by Ronald Harwood, who also wrote the screenplay, and was nominated for five Oscars.
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- Drama
- Peter Yates
- 1983-12-06
A TV drama film based on Ronald Harwood's play about an aging Shakespearean actor and his dresser during the Blitz. Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins star as the main characters, who face challenges of memory, ego and love.
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).
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- Drama
- Richard Eyre
- 2016-05-30
May 27, 2016 · A new TV adaptation of the 1980 play about an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II. Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen star in this backstage drama that lacks the scope and impact of the 1983 film version.
A backstage drama about a devoted dresser (Tom Courtenay) and his egomaniacal actor-manager (Albert Finney) in a traveling Shakespeare troupe. The movie explores the human relationship between the enabler and the enabled, and the theatrical lore and superstition.
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A backstage drama about a devoted dresser (Tom Courtenay) who helps a declining actor (Albert Finney) perform King Lear during World War Two. The film follows their troupe's tour, their personal struggles and their final confrontation in Bradford.
