The Dressmaker
6.3
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.
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Cast
30 people
Joan Plowright
Nellie
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Billie Whitelaw
Margo
Known for
Merlin
The Omen
Pete Postlethwaite
Jack
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Jane Horrocks
Rita
Known for
Chicken Run
Corpse Bride
Tim Ransom
Wesley
Known for
Hostages
Courage Under Fire
Pippa Hinchley
Val
Known for
The Salt Path
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Manders
Known for
Tess
Cracker
Tony Haygarth
Mr Manders
Known for
Chicken Run
Holocaust
Michael James Reed
Chuck
Also in
Six Feet Under
The Shield
Sam Douglas
Cpl Zawadski
Known for
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Bert Parnaby
Mr Barnes
Also in
Blackadder
By the Sword Divided
Lorraine Ashbourne
Factory Girl
Known for
Bridgerton
Jane Eyre
Jim O'Brien Director · John McGrath Writer Beryl Bainbridge Author
United States release December 16, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production British Screen Productions, Film Four International
Production
Freeway/Shedlo Films
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British Screen Productions
Production
Film Four International
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 16, 1988
Theatrical
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