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.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.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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 33 nominations total
- Eric Woodburn
- (as Sir Thomas Allen)
Summary
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Did you know
- TriviaBefore the production started, there was a party, and many of the original Windmill girls attended. Bob Hoskins said it was remarkable. Many of the women seemed to be older versions of the actresses.
- GoofsLaura Henderson's husband died in 1919, she purchased the Palais de Luxe and turned it into the Windmill Theatre in 1931, and introduced the nude "tableaux vivants" in 1932. The movie depicts all these events as occurring after 1937.
- Quotes
- Laura Henderson: [at Mrs. Henderson's husband's funeral] I'm bored with widowhood.
- Lady Conway: My dear, you've just scratched the surface.
- Laura Henderson: I have to smile at everybody. I've never had to smile at everybody. In India, there were always people to look down on.
- Lady Conway: People are merely being sympathetic. After all, you have lost your husband.
- Laura Henderson: Well I didn't mislay him! It was most inconsiderate of Robert to die. What on earth am I supposed to do now?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
Music and Lyrics by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (uncredited)
Arrangement by George Fenton
Published by Pathé Fund Ltd/Shogun Music Ltd
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Mrs. Henderson presenta
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,036,366
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $55,344
- Dec 11, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $27,876,417
- Runtime
- 1h 43m(103 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1









































