The Dresser | |
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Based on | The Dresser by Ronald Harwood |
Screenplay by | Richard Eyre |
Directed by | Richard Eyre |
Starring | Ian McKellen Anthony Hopkins Emily Watson Vanessa Kirby Sarah Lancashire Edward Fox |
Theme music composer | Stephen Warbeck |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Suzan Harrison |
Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | BBC Playground Entertainment Sonia Friedman Productions |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 31 October 2015 |
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The Dresser is a 2015 British television drama film directed by Richard Eyre and based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood. It stars Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Sarah Lancashire and Edward Fox. The story examines the relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his theatrical dresser, as well as the other members of his theatrical company, as he grapples with the approach of senility and irrelevance. Like the play which serves as its basis, the film's central relationship draws inspiration from Shakespeare's King Lear.[citation needed] The film premiered on BBC Two on 31 October 2015.[1][2][3][4]