Mrs. Henderson Presents
“The show must go on, but the clothes must come off.”
Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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Judi Dench
Mrs. Laura Henderson
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Stephen Frears Director · Martin Sherman Writer Sheila van Damm Author
Worldwide gross $28M · Budget $20M · United States release September 9, 2005
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,876,417
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Pathe
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BBC Film
Production
Future Films
Production
Micro Fusion 2004-15
Production
UK Film Council
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2005
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · September 8, 2005
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 2005
Theatrical
Brazil
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
June 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 25, 2005 · Digital
Italy
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
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