the dresser (1983)

Original title: the dresser

Production: UK|118 min

Dramatic

personal assistant norman (sir tom courtenay) of deteriorating veteran actor sir (albert finney) struggles to get him through a difficult performance of king lear.

Festivals and awards

Golden Globe 1984 -

migliore attore in film drammatico
Assigned to: Tom Courtenay

Berlino Festival 1984 -

Silberner Bär/Bester Darsteller
Assigned to: Albert Finney

Oscar 1984 - nomination Best Motion Picture
Assigned to: Peter Yates

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Oscar 1984 - nomination Best Achievement in Directing
Assigned to: Peter Yates

Oscar 1984 - nomination Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: Ronald Harwood

Oscar 1984 - nomination Best Actor in a Leading Role
Assigned to: Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney

Golden Globe 1984 - nomination Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film

Golden Globe 1984 - nomination migliore regia
Assigned to: Peter Yates

Golden Globe 1984 - nomination migliore attore in film drammatico
Assigned to: Albert Finney

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Film

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Director
Assigned to: Peter Yates

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: Ronald Harwood

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Actor in a Leading Role
Assigned to: Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Assigned to: Eileen Atkins

Bafta 1985 - nomination Best Make Up and Hair
Assigned to: Alan Boyle

Origin of the subject

dall'opera teatrale: The Dresser (1979, Ronald Harwood)

Direction

Peter Yates: regista

Production and Screenplay

Peter Yates: produttore

Peter Yates: sceneggiatore

Ronald Harwood: produttore

Ronald Harwood: sceneggiatore

Nigel Wooll: produttore

Interpreters and Characters

Albert Finney(età:47)
("sir")

Tom Courtenay(età:46)
(Norman)

Edward Fox(età:46)
(oxenby)

Zena Walker(età:49)
("sua signoria")

Eileen Atkins(età:49)
(Madge)

Michael Gough(età:67)
(frank carrington)

Cathryn Harrison(età:24)
(Irene)

Betty Marsden(età:64)
(violet manning)

Sheila Reid(età:46)
(lydia gibson)

Lockwood West(età:78)
(geoffrey thornton)

Donald Eccles(età:75)
(mr. godstone)

Llewellyn Rees(età:82)
(horace brown)

Guy Manning (attore)
(guy manning)

Guy Manning (attore)
(Benton)

Anne Mannion
(Beryl)

Kevin Stoney(età:62)
(rivers lane)

Ann Way(età:68)
(miss white)

John Sharp(età:63)
(mr. bottolmey)

Kathy Staff(età:55)
(donna della bombazine)

Roger Avon(età:69)
(Charles)

Christopher Irvin
(evelyn l'aviatore)

Stuart Richman(età:43)
(amico di evelyn)

Sandra Gough(età:40)
(attrice alla stazione)

Joe Belcher(età:55)
(Arthur)

Johnny Maxfield(età:53)
(elettricista)

Paul Luty(età:51)
(segnaposti)

Lori West
(cameriera del bar)

Alan Starkey(età:52)
(guardia del treno)

Ralph Morse(età:28)

Lori Wells

Guy Manning

Anne Blackman

Technical staff

Noel Davis: casting

James Horner: musiche

Ray Lovejoy: montatore

Kelvin Pike: direttore della fotografia

Alan Boyle: truccatore

Barbara Ritchie: parrucchiere

Colin Grimes: scenografo

Stephen B. Grimes: scenografo

Alan Brownie: truccatore

Josie MacAvin: scenografo

Josie MacAvin: arredatore

Joan White: parrucchiere