The Dresser

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The Dresser ★★★½ 1983 (PG)

Film adaptation of Harwood's play (he also wrote the screen version) about an aging English actor/manager (Finney), his dresser (Courtenay), and their theatre company touring England during WWII. Marvelous showbiz tale is lovingly told, superbly acted. 119m/C VHS, DVD . Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Cathryn Harrison; D: Peter Yates; W: Ronald Harwood; M: James Horner. Golden Globes '84: Actor—Drama (Courte-nay).

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