Movie Description

The Dresser

(1983)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleThe Dresser

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1983-12-06

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 58m

Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures

Genres

  • Drama