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The Dressmaker is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 16 december 1988 with Joan Plowright

The Dressmaker (1988)

The Dressmaker
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Released in USA 16 december 1988
Length 1h32
Genres Drama,    War,    Romance
Rating62% 3.1447653.1447653.1447653.1447653.144765

The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite. 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. It is an adaptation of the novel The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge.



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