Mrs. Miniver
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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.
Released: 1942-07-03134 minDir: William WylerDrama, Romance, War
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
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 1 December 1942
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Battle of Britain
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- Claudine West
- Cast member
Article
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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1940s war drama films1942 English-language films1942 films1942 romantic drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsAmerican war drama filmsAmerican World War II propaganda filmsBest Picture Academy Award winnersEnglish-language romantic drama filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms about the Battle of Britain