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The Dresser

2015 · R · 1h 49m

Directed by Richard Eyre

6.2

TMDB audience score
92 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Ian McKellen
    Norman

  • Anthony Hopkins
    Sir

  • Emily Watson
    Her Ladyship

  • Vanessa Kirby
    Irene

  • Sarah Lancashire
    Madge

  • Edward Fox
    Thornton

  • Tom Brooke
    Oxenby/Edmond

  • Matthew Cottle
    Albany

  • Ian Conningham
    Kent

  • Helen Bradbury
    Regan