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Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) -- 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 (2005) -- 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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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   8,230 votes
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Director:

Stephen Frears

Writers:

David Rose (idea)
Kathy Rose (idea)
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Release Date:

25 November 2005 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama more

Tagline:

Nudity - Variety - High Society 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 more

NewsDesk:
(12 articles)

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User Comments:

Gently amusing British wartime film with superb music more (164 total)


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)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (USA)
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MPAA:

Rated R for nudity and brief language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS (US prints) | Dolby Digital

Company:

BBC Films more


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Trivia:

The Lord Chamberlain refers to the groin as the 'Midlands', because Frears discovered that was what John Gielgud called the groin, and decided to add it in. more

Quotes:

Bertie: What do you make of her?
Vivian Van Damm: She's beautiful.
Bertie: Yes.
Vivian Van Damm: But the nipples...
Bertie: Too large?
Vivian Van Damm: They're not British. Could be Italian. We must have British nipples.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in Mrs Henderson Presents: Making Of (2006) (V) more

Soundtrack:

(You May Not Be an Angel, but) I'll String Along with You more


FAQ

How does it end?
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97 out of 114 people found the following comment useful.
Gently amusing British wartime film with superb music, 4 December 2005
9/10
Author: svw from London, England

I cannot believe how badly this lovely film has been savaged on IMDb.

Apart from spectacular vaudeville staging, Judi Dench plays her eccentric, mischievous widow to perfection and the excellent Bob Hoskins is cast surprisingly out of type as a reserved, rather complex, gentlemanly but iron-willed theatre manager. Their argumentative relationship is amusing without being overbearing, as the film is essentially a nicely balanced ensemble piece. Dench's character Laura Henderson turns out to have a very touching motivation for her desire to stage daring musicals for brave young men off to war. Will Young gives an astonishingly strong vocal performance throughout. His mannered vocal style is perfect, and he looks every inch the part on stage. His few brief moments of acting are nothing to blush over either. Kelly Reilly, the star of the naked girlie reviews, is quite simply mesmerising to watch, and ultimately her character is full of pathos.

And if none of that were enough to engage you, you've got an interesting wartime plot, based on true events in the history of the Windmill Theatre, which in current circumstances feels highly topical and relevant for Londoners. 9/10

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