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The Dresser (1983)
An effeminate personal assistant of a deteriorating veteran actor struggles to get him through a difficult performance of King Lear.
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Sir -
Norman -
Oxenby -
Her Ladyship -
Madge -
Frank Carrington -
Irene -
Violet Manning
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Lydia Gibson
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Geoffrey Thornton
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Mr. Godstone -
Horace Brown
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Benton
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C. Rivers Lane
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Director:
Peter YatesWriters:
Ronald Harwood (screenplay), Ronald Harwood (based on a play by)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
In 1980, The film's source play was nominated as Best Play at the Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Oxenby:
Is he coming or he isn't?
Norman:
Yes!
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After Sir and Norman leave the marketplace, they're passed by a Routemaster bus. These buses were first used in London in 1954, and weren't used outside London until the 1970's.
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
6 December 1983Language
English
Country of Origin
UKFilming Locations
York Station, York, North Yorkshire, England, UKBox Office
Opening Weekend:
$43,132 (USA) (11 December 1983)
Gross:
$5,310,748 (USA)
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