Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Dresser' right now, here are some important points about the Columbia Pictures drama flick. The Dresser starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min. The release date of the movie is December 6th, 1983. The movie received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 72 platform users.
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "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."
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'The Dresser' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 6th, 1983
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
April 6th, 2004
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