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Director
  
Jim OBrien

Music director
  
George Fenton

Duration
  

Language
  
English

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Genre
  
Drama, Romance

Story by
  
Beryl Bainbridge

Country
  
United StatesUnited Kingdom

The Dressmaker (1988 film) movie poster

Release date
  
October 16, 1988 (1988-10-16) (United States)

Based on
  
The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge

Writer
  
Beryl Bainbridge (novel), John McGrath

Cast
  
Joan Plowright
(Nellie),
Billie Whitelaw
(Margo),
Pete Postlethwaite
(Jack),
Jane Horrocks
(Rita)

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The dressmaker


The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite. Set during the Second World War in England, the story concerns a claustrophobic relationship between two middle-aged sisters and their fragile 17-year-old niece. It is an adaptation of the novel The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge.

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Cast

  • Joan Plowright - Nellie
  • Billie Whitelaw - Margo
  • Pete Postlethwaite - Jack
  • Jane Horrocks - Rita
  • Tim Ransom - Wesley
  • Pippa Hinchley - Val
  • Rosemary Martin - Mrs. Manders
  • Tony Haygarth - Mr. Manders
  • Michael James Reed - Chuck
  • Sam Douglas - Corporal Zawadski
  • Bert Parnaby - Mr. Barnes
  • Lorraine Ashbourne - Factory Girl
  • Mandy Walsh - Factory Girl
  • Margi Clarke - Shopwoman
  • Andrew Moorcroft - Butcher's Boy
  • Marie Jelliman - Mrs. O'Toole

    • References

    The Dressmaker (1988 film) Wikipedia
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    The Dressmaker (1988 film) IMDb The Dressmaker (1988 film) themoviedb.org


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