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Calendar Girls is a 2003 (2003 in film) British (Great Britain) comedy film, directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Buena Vista International and Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi based on the true story (based on a true story) of a group of Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research under the auspices of the Womens Institutes in April 1999.
Starring an ensemble cast headed by Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, with Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, and Geraldine James playing key supporting roles, the film garnered generally positive reactions by film critics and at a budget of $10 million it became a major success, eventually grossing $96,000,000 worldwide following its theatrical release in the United States. In addition, the picture was awarded by the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film, and spawned ALFS Award Empire Award, Satellite Award and Golden Globe nominations for Mirren and Walters respectively.
In 2008, the film was adapted into a stage play (Calendar Girls (play)).
Director: Nigel Cole
Producer: Nick Barton
Writer: Tim Firth,Juliette Towhidi
Starring: Helen Mirren,Julie Walters,Linda Bassett,Annette Crosbie,Celia Imrie,Penelope Wilton
Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Editing: Michael Parker
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Released: 2 September 2003
Runtime: 108 minutes
Language: English
Budget: US$ (United States dollar) 10,000,000
Gross: US$ 96,542,059