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  1. May 27, 2016 · The Dresser. Drama. 105 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2016. Peter Sobczynski. May 27, 2016. 5 min read. Anyone attempting to do a new screen version of something that has already been filmed before must at some point face the inevitable comparisons with the earlier take on the material.

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      The Dresser. Drama. 118 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1983. Roger Ebert....

  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.

  3. The Dresser Review. Dedicated to the head of the company and a deteriorating actor (Finney), The Dresser helps him through a performance of King Lear, made almost impossible by the ensuing...

  4. The Dresser brilliantly showcases two of the most gifted actors of their generation within a thoughtful, well-executed production offering intelligent commentary on the human condition. Read ...

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  5. Superb, Oscar-nominated performannces by Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay make this play-to-screen melodrama about backstage theater life in WWII England quite enjoyable. Full Review | Original ...

  6. The Dresser. Drama. 118 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1983. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1983. 4 min read. Much of mankind is divided into two categories, the enablers and the enabled. Both groups accept the same mythology, in which the enablers are self-sacrificing martyrs and the enabled are egomaniacs.

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  8. May 30, 2016 · Review: 'The Dresser' Pays Loving Homage to the Theatre Without Forgetting It's a Film. By Ben Travers. May 30, 2016 6:33 pm. There are movies that exist only to highlight the towering work...