The Dressmaker (1988 film)

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The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker.jpg
Directed byJim O'Brien
Written byJohn McGrath
Based onThe Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
Produced bySteve Clark-Hall
John McGrath
Ronald Shedlo
StarringJoan Plowright
Billie Whitelaw
Jane Horrocks
CinematographyMichael Coulter
Edited byWilliam Diver
Music byGeorge Fenton
Production
companies
British Screen Productions
Channel Four Films
Distributed byEuro American Pictures
Release date
  • October 16, 1988 (1988-10-16) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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.

Plot[]

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.

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The Dressmaker (1988)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14.

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