The Dressmaker
Talented dressmaker Tilly returns to the hostile town of her youth to care for her ailing mother and exact long‑awaited revenge, but as she sparks a sartorial renaissance and falls for a local, she must outwit vengeful townsfolk who will destroy both her love and her chance at redemption.
“Revenge is back in fashion.”
Synopsis
In the 1950s in Australia, talented and beautiful dressmaker Tilly returns to her small hometown with the aim of correcting past wrongs. As she works to mend her relationship with her mother, she begins to fall in love and brings a transformation to the town's fashion scene.
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A crew of 221+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jill BilcockShot by Donald McalpineScored by David HirschfelderDesigned by Roger FordSound by Chris GoodesCostumes by Marion BoyceStunts by Chris AndersonVFX by David Booth
Box Office
2015 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$25.0M
Also known as
- The Dressmakerde
- The Dressmaker - Die Schneiderinde
- La modistaes
- Haute Couturefr
- The Dressmaker - Il diavolo è tornatoit
- (English)The Dressmaker
- (Bulgarian)Моделиерката
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 14, 2015
- SwitzerlandSep 26, 2015
- South KoreaOct 2, 2015
- AustraliaOct 16, 2015
- United StatesOct 16, 2015
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Cast & Crew
221 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kate Winslet
as Tilly Dunnage
Judy Davis
as Molly Dunnage
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as Molly Dunnage
Liam Hemsworth
as Teddy McSwiney
Hugo Weaving
as Sergeant Farrat
Julia Blake
as Irma Almanac
Shane Bourne
as Evan Pettyman
Kerry Fox
as Beulah Harridiene
Rebecca Gibney
as Muriel Pratt
Caroline Goodall
as Elsbeth Beaumont
Gyton Grantley
as Barney McSwiney
Tracy Harvey
as Lois Pickett
Supporting cast
44Sacha Horler
as Una Pleasance
Shane Jacobson
as Alvin Pratt
Genevieve Lemon
as Mae McSwiney
James Mackay
as William Beaumont
Hayley Magnus
as Prudence Harridene
Simon Maiden
as Photographer
Terry Norris
as Septimus
Barry Otto
as Mr. Almanac
Rory Potter
as Stewart Pettyman
Sarah Snook
as Gertrude Pratt
Alison Whyte
as Marigold Pettyman
Darcey Wilson
as Young Tilly
Mark Leonard Winter
as Reginald Blood
Amanda Woodhams
as Nancy Pickett
Stan Leman
as Ed McSwiney
Madeleine Hogan
as Elizabeth McSwiney
Sage Barreda
as Margaret McSwiney
Eric Beach
as Ancient Drover
Caroline Lee
as Fashionable Relative
Gregory Quinn
as Detective
Genevieve Picot
as Mrs. Tobin
Margot Knight
as Mrs. Wood
Francesca Waters
as Mrs. Enright
Fletcher Humphrys
as Ticket Collector
Lucy Moir
as Young Molly
Grace Rosebirch
as Young Nancy
Olivia Sprague
as Young Gertrude
Alex De Vos
as Young Barney
Jason Buckley
as Theatre Manager
Katia Nizic
as Theatre Patron
Spike Hogan
as Theatre Patron
Roy Barker
as Doctor
Judah Hobbs
as Boy in Wheat
Lanie Lane
as Singer
Sandra Talty
as Drummer
Howard Cairns
as Saxophone Player
Steve Grant
as Keyboardist
Malcolm Cole
as Piano Player & Organist
Simon Farrow
as Winyerp Footballer
Richard Anastasios
as Winyerp Footballer
Mike Snow
as Dungatar Footballer
Adrian Pickering
as Dungatar Footballer
Charlotte Friels
as Football Fan
Jodi Haigh
as Townsfolk
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
18Catherine Armstrong
digital intermediate producer
Daryl Dellora
Producers, executive producer
Fred Gaines
executive producer
Gavin Poolman
executive producer
Greg Sitch
executive producer
Helen Field
sound post producer
Hugo Grumbar
executive producer
Ian Kirk
executive producer
Karl Engeler
Producers, executive producer
Louisa Kors
line producer
Matthew Field
electronic press kit producer
Michael Shyjka
executive producer
P J Hogan
executive producer
Penelope Chai
assistant: producer, development
Prue Fletcher
visual effects producer: SlateVFX
Roger Savage
executive producer
Sue Maslin
Producer, Producers
Tim Haslam
executive producer
Other crew
152Tami Holton
additional costume stand-by
Adele Durno
additional hair stylist (as Adele Derno) / additional makeup artist (as Adele Derno) / hair stylist: second unit (as Adele Derno) / makeup artist: second unit (as Adele Derno)
Andrea Cadzow
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Dyan Gregoriou
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Eliza Langdon
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
George Francis
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Jodie Hellingman
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Warren Hanneman
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Simon Diggins
adr mixer
Scott Warwick
armorer
Sophie Durham
art department assistant
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