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Mrs. Miniver
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Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American black-and-white film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by William Wyler, the movie stars Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, and Richard Ney. The screenplay was written by George Froeschel, James Hilton, Arthur Wimperis, and Claudine West, with Sidney Franklin serving as producer. The narrative is set in England and deals with aviation, World War II, and the Battle of Britain. It is classified as a war, drama, propaganda, and romance film.
The film has a runtime of 134 minutes and was released on July 3, 1942. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. The production had a budget of 1,344,000 and generated revenue of 13,500,000. The director of photography was Joseph Ruttenberg, the film editor was Harold F. Kress, and the composer was Herbert Stothart.
Mrs. Miniver received the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, and Best Director. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. The film holds a rating of 7.6 on IMDb based on 21,336 votes and a vote average of 7.101 on TMDb from 288 votes.
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7.1Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
Cast
- Greer Garson as Mrs. Miniver
- Walter Pidgeon as Clem Miniver
- Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon
- May Whitty as Lady Beldon
- Reginald Owen as Foley
- Henry Travers as Mr. Ballard
Themes
- based on novel or book
- england
- hostage
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- pilot
- rose
- black and white
- river patrol
- bombing
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Key facts
- Directed by
- William Wyler
- Screenplay by
- Arthur Wimperis George Froeschel James Hilton Claudine West
- Based on
- Mrs. Miniver , 1939 book (from newspaper column Mrs. Miniver ), by Jan Struther
- Produced by
- Sidney Franklin
- Starring
- Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Teresa Wright May Whitty Reginald Owen Henry Travers Richard Ney Henry Wilcoxon
- Cinematography
- Joseph Ruttenberg
- Edited by
- Harold F. Kress
- Music by
- Herbert Stothart Daniele Amfitheatrof , (uncredited)
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Distributed by
- Loew's Inc.
- Release dates
- June 4, 1942 ( 1942-06-04 ) ( Radio City Music Hall , New York City ) July 22, 1942 ( 1942-07-22 ) ( Los Angeles )
- Running time
- 133 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.34 million
- Box office
- $8.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is affected by World War II. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, its supporting cast includes Teresa Wright, May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney and Henry Wilcoxon.
Mrs. Miniver was a critical and a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year and winning six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Garson), and Best Supporting Actress (Teresa Wright). It was the first film centered on World War II to win Best Picture, and the first to receive five acting nominations. The film ranked 40th on the American Film Institute's list of most inspirational movies. In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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