Mrs. Henderson Presents

The show must go on, but the clothes must come off.

Eccentric 70-year-old widow 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 female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

2005

1h 43min

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Top Billed Cast

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
Richard Syms
Ambrose
Ralph Nossek
Leslie Pearkes
Camille O'Sullivan
Jane
Doraly Rosen
Maggie
Matthew Hart
Frank Lawson
Tony De La Fou
Victor Thornton
Dorian Ford
Christian
Lloyd Hutchinson
Harry
Toby Jones
Gordon

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