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Martin Sherman is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 22 december 1938 at Philadelphia (USA)

Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman
Martin Sherman participated to 8 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 1 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Scriptwriter

Mrs. Henderson Presents, 1h43
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Natalia Tena
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4976453.4976453.4976453.4976453.497645
The film is based on the true story of the Windmill Theatre in London. Eccentric 70-year-old widow Mrs Laura Henderson purchases it as a post-widowhood hobby and appoints autocratic manager Vivian Van Damm. In 1937, they start a continuous variety revue called "Revudeville", but after other theatres in London copy this innovation, they begin losing money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add female nudity, similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris, which is unprecedented in the United Kingdom. The Lord Chamberlain (Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer) reluctantly allows this under the condition that the nude performers remain immobile, so the performances can be considered art, the equivalent of nude statues in museums.