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The Dresser

1983·1h 58m·PG
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
6,392 votes

Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.

The Dresser is a 1983 drama movie directed by Peter Yates, starring Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Tom Courtenay. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 6,392 votes and runs 1h 58m.

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Director
Peter Yates
Stars
Albert Finney
Edward Fox
Tom Courtenay
Zena Walker
Creators
Ronald Harwood
Details
1983-12-06
118 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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