The Dresser

7.5

/10

1h 58m 7+Drama LGBTQ

In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on duri... Read more

Starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough, Edward Fox, Cathryn Harrison, Ann Way, Kathy Staff, Betty Marsden

Watch "The Dresser" from streaming services Apple TV+ (itunes), Amazon released in 1983. It's a drama and lgbtq movie, and has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.