The Dresser

The Dresser (2015)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 2015-10-31
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 78 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Eyre
star 6.3/10
From 78 Ratings

Summary

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.

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  • Ian McKellen

    as Norman
  • Anthony Hopkins

    as Sir
  • Emily Watson

    as Her Ladyship
  • Vanessa Kirby

    as Irene
  • Sarah Lancashire

    as Madge
  • Edward Fox

    as Thornton
  • Tom Brooke

    as Oxenby/Edmond
  • Matthew Cottle

    as Albany
  • Ian Conningham

    as Kent
  • Helen Bradbury

    as Regan
Directing Richard Eyre Director
Writing Ronald Harwood Writer
Editing Lesley Walker Editor
Production Colin Callender Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Jenny Shircore Hairstylist
Production Paul Brett Executive Producer
Production Sonia Friedman Executive Producer
Production Suzan Harrison Producer
Production Polly Hill Executive Producer
Production Scott Landis Co-Producer
Production Tim Smith Executive Producer
Sound Stephen Warbeck Original Music Composer
Production Theo Park Casting
Production Nina Gold Casting
Art Donal Woods Production Design
Camera Ben Smithard Director of Photography
Art Sue Tanner Art Direction
Art Caroline Smith Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Fotini Dimou Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Hannah Edwards Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Sarah Kelly Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Jenny Shircore Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Sophia Knight Makeup & Hair
Costume & Make-Up Sarah Weatherburn Wigmaker
Sound Craig Irving Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Adam Mendez Foley Mixer
Sound Dario Swade Foley Editor
Sound Andy Walker Dialogue Editor

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