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The Dresser

Peter Yates

1983 • 1h 58m

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...

The Dresser

Cast

Albert Finney

Albert FinneySir

Tom Courtenay

Tom CourtenayNorman

Edward Fox

Edward FoxOxenby

Zena Walker

Zena WalkerHer Ladyship

Eileen Atkins

Eileen AtkinsMadge

Michael Gough

Michael GoughFrank Carrington

Cathryn Harrison

Cathryn HarrisonIrene

Betty Marsden

Betty MarsdenViolet Manning

Sheila Reid

Sheila ReidLydia Gibson

Lockwood West

Lockwood WestGeoffrey Thornton

Donald EcclesMr. Godstone

Llewellyn Rees

Llewellyn ReesHorace Brown

Guy ManningBenton

Anne BlackmanBeryl

Kevin Stoney

Kevin StoneyC. Rivers Lane

Crew

Peter Yates

Peter YatesDirector

Ronald Harwood

Ronald HarwoodScreenplay

James Horner

James HornerOriginal Music Composer

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