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The Dresser
Summary: Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: PG
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,456,000
Domestic: $ 5,310,748
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