Movie
The Dresser
“What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy.”
6.8/10
1983
1h 58m
en
Drama
Overview
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.
Director
Peter Yates
Writers
Ronald Harwood
Movie Information
Release Date
December 6, 1983
Runtime
1h 58m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
78
Production
