The Dresser

About 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.

The Dresser (2015) is a tv movie film directed by Richard Eyre. Released in October 2015, it runs 109 minutes.

Ian McKellen takes the lead as Norman, Anthony Hopkins as Sir, Emily Watson as Her Ladyship, and Vanessa Kirby as Irene. Written by Ronald Harwood. It was produced by BBC and Playground Entertainment.

Shelv files it under adultery, personal assistant, LGBT, and world war ii. It streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel and Starz Apple TV channel in the United States.

The Imitation Game, The Invisible Man, and Bram Stoker's Dracula make useful companions to The Dresser, all filed under death. It scores 6.2 out of 10 from 92 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.