Mrs. Miniver
1942 · Movie · NR · 134 min · ★ 7.1 · 86% critics
A middle-class housewife and her husband juggle everyday worries as their family life changes when their son courts a young woman from local nobility. With World War II arriving, the son joins the RAF and the home front is shaken by air raids and personal danger.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (289 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this heartfelt, Oscar-winning WWII home-front drama if you want an intimate look at courage under pressure and community spirit like Random Harvest; Not for you if you dislike sentimental wartime melodrama or find slow, dated pacing hard to tolerate.
Pros: classic wartime drama; memorable performances; uplifting family focus | Cons: overly sentimental; feels dated; some pace issues
Themes
- based on novel or book
- england
- hostage
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- pilot
- rose
- black and white
- river patrol
- bombing
- home front
- dunkirk
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1943
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1943
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1943
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1943
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1943
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- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1943
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1943 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Richard Ney
as Vin Miniver
Henry Wilcoxon
as Vicar
- CS
Christopher Severn
as Toby Miniver
Brenda Forbes
as Gladys
Directed by William Wyler