The Dresser (1983 film)

The Dresser
Directed byPeter Yates
Written byRonald Harwood
Produced byPeter Yates
Starring
CinematographyKelvin Pike
Edited byRay Lovejoy
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Release date
  • 6 December 1983 (1983-12-06)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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, Michael Gough, and Edward Fox.

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.

  1. ^ Eberts & Ilott 1992, p. 656.
  2. ^ "The Dresser (1983)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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