Release Year:
1983MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.6 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
March 15, 2012The Dresser
Albert Finney is by turns poignant and darkly comic as an aging lead actor (oddly named Sir) of a touring troupe of thespians who perform "King Lear" throughout war-ravaged England. Sir's devoted dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), is the only man who can keep the harried and increasingly delusional actor from breaking down in between -- and sometimes during -- performances in this heartfelt film from director Peter Yates.
Cast Summary:
Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Tom Courtenay, Donald Eccles, Zena Walker, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Llewellyn Rees, Guy Manning, Anne Mannion, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Eileen Atkins