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The lives and relationships of those within a British traditional touring stage company provide thebackdrop for the five-time Oscar(r) nominee, The Dresser (Best Picture; Best Actor; Best supporting Actor; Best Director; Best Screenplay Adaptation). The Dresser is a compelling study of the intense relationship between the leader of the company and his dresser. Sir (Albert Finney), a grandiloquent old man of the theater, has given his soul to his career, but his tyrannical rule over the companyis now beginning to crack under the strain of age and illness as he prepares for his two-hundred-twenty-seventh performance of King Lear. Sir's fastidious and fiercely dedicated dresser, Norman (TomCourtenay), submits to Sir's frequently unreasonable demands, tends to his health and reminds him of what role he is currently playing. The two men are essential to each other's life. This is a film rich in comedy, compassion and love for theater.
Original Release
12/06/1983
US Release
12/06/1983
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Albert Finney | Sir |
Tom Courtenay | Norman |
Edward Fox | Oxenby |
Zena Walker | Her Ladyship |
Eileen Atkins | Madge |
Michael Gough | Frank Carrington |
Cathryn Harrison | Irene |
Betty Marsden | Violet Manning |
Sheila Reid | Lydia Gibson |
Lockwood West | Geoffrey Thornton |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Albert Finney | Sir |
Tom Courtenay | Norman |
Edward Fox | Oxenby |
Zena Walker | Her Ladyship |
Eileen Atkins | Madge |
Michael Gough | Frank Carrington |
Cathryn Harrison | Irene |
Betty Marsden | Violet Manning |
Sheila Reid | Lydia Gibson |
Lockwood West | Geoffrey Thornton |
Donald Eccles | Mr. Godstone |
Llewellyn Rees | Horace Brown |
Guy Manning | Benton |
Anne Blackman | Beryl / Beryl (as Anne Mannion) |
Kevin Stoney | C. Rivers Lane |
Ann Way | Miss White |
John Sharp | Mr. Bottomley |
Kathy Staff | Bombazine Woman |
Roger Avon | Charles |
Christopher Irvin | Evelyn the Airman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter Yates | Producer |
Ronald Harwood | Producer |
Nigel Wooll | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1984 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |