The Dressmaker


1h 58m 2016

Brief Synopsis

1951. Tilly Dunnage, a beautiful, talented misfit who's been working as a dressmaker in France for the great haute couture designers, returns home to Dungatar, a one-horse town deep in the wheat belt of south-east Australia. After 20 years away, Tilly has been driven back by a recent tragedy, to do

Film Details

Also Known As
Dressmaker, Dressmaker - Il diavolo è tornato, The, Düslerin Terzisi, El poder de la moda, Haute couture, La Modista, Modista, Vingança Está na Moda, A, poder de la moda
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
AMAZON/BROAD GREEN PICTURES/ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE
Location
Victoria, Australia; Docklands Studios, Melbourne, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

1951. Tilly Dunnage, a beautiful, talented misfit who's been working as a dressmaker in France for the great haute couture designers, returns home to Dungatar, a one-horse town deep in the wheat belt of south-east Australia. After 20 years away, Tilly has been driven back by a recent tragedy, to do two things - look after her ailing, eccentric mother Molly, and right the wrongs of the past that continue to haunt her. Tilly Dunnage has revenge in her heart.

Crew

Sally Addinsall

Set Decorator

Beau Addison

Assistant

Chris Anderson

Stunt Coordinator

Philli Anderson

Stunt Double

Tony Arapoglou

Assistant

Glen Arrowsmith

Key Grip

Mark Barlow

Assistant

Mark Barlow

Unit Manager

Julie Barton

Wardrobe

Martin Bayley

Sound

Michael Bell

Set Designer

Michael Bespalov

Grip

Jill Bilcock

Editor

Jason Binnie

Assistant Camera

Colin Bishop

Grip

Renata Blaich

Assistant Director

Marten Blumen

Compositor

David Booth

Visual Effects Supervisor

Scott Booth

Swing Gang

Marion Boyce

Costume Designer

Phil Brock

Other

Justin Brown

Special Effects

Justin Brown

Models

Anna Burstall

Wardrobe Dresser

Jonathan Burton

On-Line Editor

Jonathan Burton

Camera

Andy Cadz

3-D Animator

Andrea Cadzow

Hair & Makeup

Trish Cahill

Colorist

Breeze Callahan

Assistant Director

Jeanie Cameron

Costume Supervisor

Lachlan Carrick

Music Scoring Mixer

Tim Chappel

Costume Designer

Guang-hui Chuan

Electric

Becky Clark

Costumes

Helen Clarke

Caterer

Jack Clement

Song

Cinzia Coassin

Casting Associate

Jon Colman

Property Buyer

Tom Coltraine

Other

Adam Connelly

Foley Editor

Angela Conte

Makeup Artist

Ben Corless

Construction Manager

Jocelyn Creed

Costumes

Jane Curtis

Driver

Nick Dare

Assistant Art Director

James Davis

Song

Kate Dean

Music Supervisor

Daryl Dellora

Executive Producer

Maxine Dennett

Property Buyer

Sebastien Deveze

Generator Operator

Tim Disney

Props

Clint Dodd

Stunt Performer

Caitlin Dooley

Assistant Camera

Ian Douglass

Compositor

Ashlan Dowling

Art Department

Julian Duggan

Location Assistant

Sophie Durham

Art Department Assistant

Adele Durno

Hair & Makeup

Harley Durst

Stunt Performer

Cam Eason

Boom Operator

Gus Edwards

Song

Ricky Edwards

Music

Bruce Emery

Sound

Karl Engeler

Gaffer

Karl Engeler

Executive Producer

Mark Evans

3-D Artist

Ben Faiman

Boom Operator

Aaron Farrugia

Assistant Camera

Jason Fernandez

Music Editor

Helen Field

Sound

Matthew Field

Assistant

Prue Fletcher

Visual Effects Producer

Roger Ford

Production Designer

Alison Fowler

Costumer

Alex Francis

Foley

Fred Gaines

Executive Producer

Bernard Galbally

Music Supervisor

Dean Garro

Key Grip

Cameron Gaze

Assistant Camera

W S Gilbert

Song

Martha Goddard

Assistant Director

Martha Goddard

Assistant

Fred Godfrey

Song

Nick Godkin

Sound Recordist

Nick Godkin

Boom Operator

Chris Goodes

Sound Designer

Adrian Goodwin

Grip

I Gordon

Song

Dyan Gregoriou

Hair & Makeup

Hugo Grumbar

Executive Producer

Oscar Hammerstein Ii

Song

Gene Lewis Hammond

Visual Effects Supervisor

Chris Hand

Greensman

Warren Hanneman

Hair & Makeup

Justin Harris

Sound

Rain Hart

Illustrator

Tim Haslam

Executive Producer

Jamella Hassan

Wardrobe

Simon Hawkins

Dolly Grip

Jodie Hellingman

Hair & Makeup

Benjamin Hidalgo

Grip

David Hirschfelder

Music

P.j. Hogan

Screenplay

P.j. Hogan

Executive Producer

P.j. Hogan

Unit Director

Spike Hogan

Production Assistant

Billie Holiday

Song Performer

Clare Hollins

Production

Tom Hooper

Assistant Director

Rebecca Howcroft

Accounting Assistant

Peter Hoyland

Music Coordinator

Christine Hutchins

Production Coordinator

Graham Jahne

Stunt Coordinator

Glenn Johnson

Greensman

Josephine Johnson

Costumes

Aaron Jones

Video

Phil Jones

Assistant Director

Shirley Jones

Song Performer

Matthew Kearney

Camera Operator

Katherine Keil

Script Supervisor

Brett Kelly

Music Conductor

Ben King

Still Photographer

Christine King

Casting

Warwick King

Driver

Ian Kirk

Executive Producer

Margot Knight

Song Performer

Louisa Kors

Line Producer

Pamela Kreuger

Medic

David Leckonby

Grip

Andrea Lennox

Medic

Marcia Lidden

Costumes

Jane Lindsay

Production Coordinator

Jeff Little

Special Effects Technician

Vanessa Loh

Costumes

Tierney Macgregor

Props

Gordon Macrae

Song Performer

Edward Madden

Song

Helen Magelaki

Makeup Artist

Garry Martin

Special Effects Technician

Sue Maslin

Producer

Andrew Mcallister

Special Effects Technician

Donald M. Mcalpine

Other

Donald M. Mcalpine

Director Of Photography

Darren Mcangus

Grip

Jo Mcavenna

Rigging Grip

Neil Mccart

Location Scout

Neil Mccart

Driver

Danni Mcdowell

Hair & Makeup

Anna Mcewan

Graphic Artist

Peter Mclennan

Assistant Director

Victor Meertens

Caterer

Victoria Mielewska

Dialect Coach

Amanda Mitchell

Casting Associate

Chris Mitskinis

Electric

Dan Mitton

Grip

Lynn Molloy

Costumes

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Screenplay

Cameron Morley

Assistant Camera

Darrell Murphy

Grip

Jane Murphy

Property Master

Shanthi Nadaraja

Construction Coordinator

Glenn Newnham

Supervising Sound Editor

Matthew Niven

Assistant

Christina Norman

Art Department Coordinator

Carolyn Nott

Hair & Makeup

Tim O'brien

Special Effects Technician

Shane O'mara

Soloist

Stephen Oh

Camera

Joao Oliveira

Swing Gang

Simon Oswell

Soloist

Joe Pampanella

Security

Jacko Panagiotou

Grip

Andy Pappas

Unit Manager

Bernard Phillips

Assistant

Genevieve Picot

Song Performer

Liesl Pieterse

Adr

Cheryl Pike

Costumes

Gavin Poolman

Executive Producer

Neneh Owen Pozzan

Assistant

Ivana Primorac

Makeup

Steve Purcell

Song Performer

Andrew Ramage

Sound Recordist

Roger Ram Ramirez

Song

Ellery Ran

Assistant Camera

Kim Reed

On-Set Dresser

John Regan

Best Boy Grip

Christopher Reig

Camera

Drew Rhodes

Location Manager

Clinton Roche

Electric

Richard Rodgers

Song

Diego Ruiz

Adr

Warwick Sadler

Stunt Coordinator

Roger Savage

Executive Producer

Sandra Scurria

Property Buyer

Stuart Sedgmen

Lighting Technician

Adrien Seffrin

Assistant Camera

Jimmy Sherman

Song

Evan Shipard

Digital Artist

Michael Shyjka

Executive Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Dressmaker, Dressmaker - Il diavolo è tornato, The, Düslerin Terzisi, El poder de la moda, Haute couture, La Modista, Modista, Vingança Está na Moda, A, poder de la moda
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
AMAZON/BROAD GREEN PICTURES/ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE
Location
Victoria, Australia; Docklands Studios, Melbourne, Australia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki were previously attached to the cast, but had to exit the project for scheduling reasons.

Released in United States September 23, 2016

Based on the novel "The Dressmaker" written by Rosalie Ham and published in 2000 by Duffy and Snellgrove.

Released in United States on Video December 27, 2016

Released in United States on Video December 27, 2016

Released in United States September 23, 2016