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The Dressmaker (1988)
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"World War II"
Audience
Score
40
NR
1 hr 32 min
Dec 16th, 1988
Drama
,
Romance
,
War
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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.
Starring
Joan Plowright
Billie Whitelaw
Pete Postlethwaite
Director
Jim O'Brien
Writer
John McGrath
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Cast & Crew
J
Joan Plowright
as Nellie
B
Billie Whitelaw
as Margo
P
Pete Postlethwaite
as Jack
J
Jane Horrocks
as Rita
T
Tim Ransom
as Wesley
P
Pippa Hinchley
as Val
M
Michael Coulter
Director of Photography
J
Jim O'Brien
Director
G
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
J
John McGrath
Writer
J
John McGrath
Executive Producer
B
Beryl Bainbridge
Novel
Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
December 16th, 1988
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
John McGrath
Production Companies:
Freeway/Shedlo Films, British Screen Productions, Film4 Productions
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