The dresser
(DVD) 

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Language
English
UPC
013132636474, 00013132636474

Notes

General Note
Based on the play by Ronald Harwood.
General Note
Widescreen 1.78:1.
General Note
Special features: From stage to screen; Master & assistant.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ben Smithard; editor, Lesley Walker; music, Stephen Warbeck.
Participants/Performers
Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Sarah Lancashire, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Edward Fox, Tom Brooke.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on television in 2015.
Description
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II, a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare's "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. His dresser "Norman" must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time? And if he does, will he be able to perform that night?
System Details
DVD format, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Actors -- England -- London -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Friendship -- England -- London -- Drama.
London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1945 -- Drama.
Theatrical companies -- England -- London -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Made-for-TV movies -- Great Brtain.
Television movies.
Video recordings with Spanish language options.