This is a movie about a Shakespearean theater troop during WWII. It stars Albert Finney (referred to only as Sir) as the lead actor. He's trying to keep the troop going even though the war has depleted the ranks of available actors and the bombings make the shows a little dicey. He's attended to by a dresser (Tom Courtenay) who helps him through each night.
The problem is that Sir's grip on reality is clearly slipping. He's having fits in public. A breakdown puts him in the hospital and threatens to cancel the next show. But he soldiers on, checks himself out and returns to the theater. His dresser cajoles him into costume, makeup and so on. Eventually he's prompted on stage where he is revived into action. There are some other shenanigans including shuffling the remaining cast to help with the production and a young actress trying to sleep her way to the top.
Can't really recommend this movie. I'm a huge Shakespeare fan and movies about theater always intrest me. This one left me cold. The acting is good but the story isn't. An entirely forgettable movie.
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