title: The Dressmaker (1988 film)
text: # The Dressmaker (1988 film)
  
  The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite. 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
  
  * 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
  