The Dresser 1983  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff, Joe Belcher
During World War II in war-torn England, temperamental Shakespearean actor "Sir" (Albert Finney) gets his every demand catered to by a faithful dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), who tries to get the aging "Sir" through a myriad of moods. The show must go on–despite bombs falling–and the devoted Norman, once again, provides the care necessary to get "Sir" onstage for his performance in "King Lear." Both Finney and Courtenay received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor; other nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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Eyewitness 1970  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Sudden Terror
Director: John Hough
Cast: Mark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan George, Tony Bonner, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Vaughan, Betty Marsden, Peter Bowles, Anthony Stamboulieh, Joseph Furst
Ziggy (Mark Lester) and his sister live in a lighthouse run by their grandfather. Known for stretching the truth, no one believes Ziggy when he witnesses the assassination of an African leader by two policemen. But the (fake) policemen know he is telling the truth, and now he, his sister, and her boyfriend are on the run as the chase begins. Not bad, with good scenery.
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The Leather Boys 1963  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Rita Tushingham, Colin(2) Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Gladys Henson, Avice Landon, Lockwood West, Betty Marsden, Martin Matthews, Dandy Nichols, Elizabeth Begley
Thinking she has found an escape from her working-class doldrums, Dot (Rita Tushingham) marries a motorcycling mechanic, Reggie (Colin Campbell). But neither is ready for marriage, and it doesn't take long before they begin to go their separate ways.
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| 1. The Dresser (1983)
2. Eyewitness (1970)
aka: Sudden Terror
3. The Leather Boys (1963)
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