The Dresser
1983 · directed by Peter Yates
- Rating
- 83/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Dresser (1983), directed by Peter Yates, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Albert Finney
- Tom Courtenay
- Edward Fox
- Zena Walker
- Eileen Atkins
- Michael Gough
- Cathryn Harrison
- Betty Marsden
- Sheila Reid
- Lockwood West
Crew
- Kelvin Pike — Director of Photography
- Ray Lovejoy — Editor
- James Horner — Original Music Composer
- Ronald Harwood — Screenplay
More from Peter Yates
- Breaking Away (1979) — 82/100 · hit
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) — 80/100 · hit
- Bullitt (1968) — 79/100
- Robbery (1967) — 73/100
- The Hot Rock (1972) — 70/100
- The House on Carroll Street (1988) — 66/100
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