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The Dresser

The Dresser

What happens backstage is always true drama. And often pure comedy.
Dec 06, 1983 1h 58m
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Synopsis

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.

Title The Dresser
Companies Columbia Pictures
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords alcoholism, backstage, lgbt, post world war ii, make up, drunkenness
Zena Walker

Zena Walker

Her Ladyship
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Frank Carrington
Betty Marsden

Betty Marsden

Violet Manning
Sheila Reid

Sheila Reid

Lydia Gibson
Lockwood West

Lockwood West

Geoffrey Thornton
Donald Eccles

Donald Eccles

Mr. Godstone
Llewellyn Rees

Llewellyn Rees

Horace Brown
Kevin Stoney

Kevin Stoney

C. Rivers Lane
Ann Way

Ann Way

Miss White
John Sharp

John Sharp

Mr. Bottomley
Kathy Staff

Kathy Staff

Bombazine Woman
Christopher Irvin

Christopher Irvin

Evelyn the Airman
Stuart Richman

Stuart Richman

Evelyn's Friend
Sandra Gough

Sandra Gough

Actress on Station
Paul Luty

Paul Luty

Stallkeeper
Alan Starkey

Alan Starkey

Train Guard
Ralph G. Morse

Ralph G. Morse

Man at Station (uncredited)