The Dresser

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British film drama film film

The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.

Aliases (2)

Norman in The Dresser ×1
The Dresser (play) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → drama film → film →
adaptationOf	stage play →
authorOfSourceWork	Ronald Harwood →
basedOn	The Dresser (play) →
castMember	Albert Finney → Edward Fox → Eileen Atkins → Michael Gough → Tom Courtenay → Zena Walker →
cinematographer	Kelvin Pike →
composer	James Horner →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Peter Yates →
distributor	Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors →
distributorUS	Columbia Pictures →
editor	Ray Lovejoy →
eraDepicted	1940s Britain →
filmingLocation	England →
genre	drama →
hasPlayWithinFilm	King Lear →
leadActorNomination	Albert Finney → Tom Courtenay →
mainTheme	aging → identity → loyalty → theatre →
narrativeFocus	relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his dresser →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Costume Design → Academy Award for Best Picture → BAFTA Award for Best Film →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Peter Yates →
productionCompany	Goldcrest Films →
releaseDateUK	1983-10-06 →
releaseYear	1983 →
runtimeMinutes	118 →
screenDebutInMajorRoleFor	Tom Courtenay in this specific part →
screenwriter	Ronald Harwood →
settingPeriod	World War II →
stars	Albert Finney → Tom Courtenay →
subjectMatter	Shakespearean theatre → touring theatre company →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albert Finney → Edward Fox → Tom Courtenay →	notableWork
The Dresser ("The Dresser (play)") →	basedOn
Tom Courtenay ("Norman in The Dresser") →	notableRole