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Mrs Henderson Presents -- Ends 09/15/10. A wealthy widow dazzles Britain at the dawn of WWII by staging risque variety shows. Dame Judi Dench was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar(R) for her role as the fiery Laura Henderson, a widow who transforms London's dingy Windmill Theater into an all-night cabaret--complete with disrobed ladies! Bob Hoskins co-stars as the talented theater manager.
Mrs Henderson Presents -- Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.
Mrs Henderson Presents -- Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.
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Director:
Writers:
David Rose (idea)
Kathy Rose (idea)
Martin Sherman (written by)
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Release Date:
25 November 2005 (Denmark) See more »
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Nudity - Variety - High Society See more »
Plot:
Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Judi Dench ... Mrs. Laura Henderson

Bob Hoskins ... Vivian Van Damm
Will Young ... Bertie

Christopher Guest ... Lord Cromer

Kelly Reilly ... Maureen
Thelma Barlow ... Lady Conway
Anna Brewster ... Doris
Rosalind Halstead ... Frances
Sarah Solemani ... Vera
Natalia Tena ... Peggy
Thomas Allen ... Eric Woodburn (as Sir Thomas Allen)
Richard Syms ... Ambrose
Ralph Nossek ... Leslie Pearkes
Camille O'Sullivan ... Jane
Doraly Rosen ... Maggie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Mrs. Henderson Presents" - USA
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MPAA:
Rated R for nudity and brief language.
Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS (US prints) | Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:12A | Ireland:15A | USA:R | Australia:M | Netherlands:MG6 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Singapore:M18 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-7 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:(Banned) | Spain:T | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:M

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Trivia:
Many of the Windmill theatre scenes, such as the portraits, and the Native Americans, came from old photographs of the Old Windmill Theatre.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: Vivian van Damm is portrayed as being in his mid-60s during the bombings. In reality he was only in his late 40s.See more »
Quotes:
Laura Henderson:When you lose a son in the war you do know, no matter what anyone might say, that his death has been in vain. It won't stop others from following, other wars, other young men.See more »
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46 out of 55 people found the following review useful.
A wonderful movie, 14 December 2005
Author: jimpryke from Sedona, AZ

I saw this movie last night at a screening in Sedona,AZ. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the show. The casting was perfect. The sets were marvelous. The acting was superb. The chemistry between Judith Dench and Bob Hoskins was palpable and just fun to watch. Kelly Reilly, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Thelma Barlow and the remainder of the cast brought to life a very poignant story of a slice of life in WWII London and the spirit of the people of the West End theater district. All of the storytelling, dancing, singing and script was masterfully choreographed and crafted by the collaboration of Director Stephen Frears and Writer Martin Sherman to produce an extremely entertaining movie well worth a few hours of your time and worthy of all the acclaim I'm sure it will receive. A must see movie.

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