The Dressmaker (1988 film) - Wikipedia
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This article is about the British 1988 film. For the Australian film from 2015, see The Dressmaker (2015 film).
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| Directed by | Jim O'Brien |
| Written by | John McGrath |
| Based on | The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge |
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| Cinematography | Michael Coulter |
| Edited by | William Diver |
| Music by | George Fenton |
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| Distributed by | Euro American Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.28 million[1] |
The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1973 novel The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge.
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.
- 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
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 21.
- ^ "The Dressmaker (1988)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.