Ian McKellenNormanSavaraTV movie
The Dresser
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
DramaTV Movie
Starring
Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson
Directed by
Richard Eyre
About
The Dresser
DramaTV Movie
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
Information
- Released
- Oct 31, 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US, GB
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Richard Eyre
Production
- Studio
- BBC
- Studio
- Playground Entertainment
Cast
People in this story
Ian McKellenNorman
Anthony HopkinsSir
Emily WatsonHer Ladyship
Vanessa KirbyIrene
Sarah LancashireMadge
Edward FoxThornton
Tom BrookeOxenby/Edmond
Matthew CottleAlbany
Ian ConninghamKent
Helen BradburyReganMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.