The Dresser

feature film, 1983.

DIRECTED BY: Peter Yates

The Dresser

CAST:
Albert Finney (Sir),
Tom Courtenay (Norman),
Edward Fox (Oxenby),
Eileen Atkins (Madge),
Zena Walker

SCRIPT:
Ronald Harwood

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Kelvin Pike

Synopsis:
An old actor leads a traveling theatre group that specializes in Shakespeare’s plays. Even though a brilliant actor, he is at the end of his career, often hung over and most of the time unable to remember which play he is acting in at all. His faithful dresser skillfully prepares him for each play not just with costumes and make up but also providing him with psychological support and help.

35 mm, color, 118 min