The Dresser | |
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Directed by | Peter Yates |
Written by | Ronald Harwood |
Produced by | Peter Yates |
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Cinematography | Kelvin Pike |
Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
Music by | James Horner |
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Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £1.4 million[1] |
Box office | $5.3 million[2] |
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film directed by Peter Yates and adapted by Ronald Harwood from his 1980 play The Dresser. It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant struggling to keep his employer's life together. The film stars Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox and Michael Gough
Finney and Courtenay were both nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for their performances, with Courtenay winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in a tie with Robert Duvall for Tender Mercies.