In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough
Crew: Peter Yates (Director), Alan Brownie (Assistant Makeup Artist), Barbara Ritchie (Hairstylist), Joan White (Hairdresser), John Chandler (Boom Operator), John Hayward (Sound Mixer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 118 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 06, 1983
IMDb: 4.3
