this be a movie that deserve another look if you haven not see it for a while and or a first look if you be too young when it come out ( 1983 ) . base on a play by the same name and it be the story of an old actor who head a touring shakespearean repertory company in england during world war ii . it deal with his stress of try to perform a shakespeare each night while face problem such a bombed theater and a company make up of old or physically handicapped actor the young and able bodied one be take for military service . it also deal with his relationship with various member of his company and especially with his dresser . so far it all sound rather dull but nothing could be far from the truth . while tragic overall and the story be tell with a lot of humor and emotion run high throughout . the two male lead both received oscar nomination for best actor and deservedly so . i strongly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoy human drama and theater especially shakespeare and or who have ever work backstage in any capacity . the backstage going on make up another facet of the movie that will be fascinate to most viewer .