Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Synopsis: A moving drama about a middle-class English family learning to cope with war, told in a series of dramatic vignettes. The family, headed by the lovely and gracious matriarch, endures the departure... A moving drama about a middle-class English family learning to cope with war, told in a series of dramatic vignettes. The family, headed by the lovely and gracious matriarch, endures the departure of the father for the beaches at Dunkirk, the discovery of a wounded Nazi pilot, the death of the daughter-in-law in an air raid, and the entry of the son into the Royal Air Force. The scenes culminate in a morale-boosting final speech that President Franklin Roosevelt ordered printed and air-dropped over war-torn Europe. Condensed from the novel by Jan Struther. Academy Award Nominations: 12, including Best Actor--Walter Pidgeon. Academy Awards: 6, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Greer Garson, Best (Adapted) Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress--Teresa Wright. [More]

Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, May Whitty, Teresa Wright

Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, May Whitty, Teresa Wright, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Charles Bennett, Miles Mander, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard Ney, Rhys Williams, Helmut Dantine, Mary Field, Tom Conway, Ben Webster, Aubrey Mather, Forrester Harvey, John Abbott, Billy Bevan, Ian Wolfe, Colin Campbell, Arthur Wimperis

Director: William Wyler

Director: William Wyler
Producer: Sidney Franklin
Screenwriter: Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West
Story: Jan Struther
Composer: Herbert Stothart

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