Nanny McPhee is a 2005 comedy fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones, co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Set in Victorian England, the film stars Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury. The film was theatrically released on 28 October 2005 in the UK by United International Pictures and on 27 January 2006 in the US by Universal Pictures. Thompson also scripted the film, which is adapted from Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books. A sequel, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, was released in 2010. The filming location was Penn House Estate, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
| Director | Kirk Jones |
| Produced by | Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner |
| Screenplay by | Emma Thompson |
| Based on | Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand |
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury |
| Music | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Henry Braham |
| Edited by | Justin Krish, Nick Moore |
| Production, company | StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, Nanny McPhee Productions |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures (United Kingdom/Ireland), Universal Pictures (United States), Mars Distribution (France) |
| Released | October 28, 2005 (United Kingdom), January 27, 2006 (United States) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom, France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $123.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 70040681 |
About Nanny McPhee
A governess uses magic to take care of a group of troublemaking children. The film is inspired by the Nurse Matilda books, written by Christianna Brand in the 1960s and 1970s.
Achievement of Nanny McPhee
Emma Thompson wrote the screenplay and stars in the film as Nanny McPhee. A sequel titled Nanny McPhee Returns was released in 2010.
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Latest information about Nanny McPhee updated on July 28 2021.
