Drama ·Romance ·War · United Kingdom · 1988 · 1h 32m

The Dressmaker

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Director
Jim O'Brien
Cast
Joan Plowright as Nellie Billie Whitelaw as Margo Pete Postlethwaite as Jack Jane Horrocks as Rita Tim Ransom as Wesley Pippa Hinchley as Val
Crew
Michael Coulter — Director of Photography William Diver — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer John McGrath — Writer Beryl Bainbridge — Novel Ronald Shedlo — Producer
Synopsis

In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.

Key Collaborators
Jim O'Brien Director Michael Coulter Director of Photography William Diver Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer John McGrath Writer Beryl Bainbridge Novel Ronald Shedlo Producer Caroline Amies Production Design
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