Mrs. Miniver

original title:
Mrs. Miniver
country / year of production:
USA / 1942
original length:
134 min. , black/white
premiere:
4 June 1942, New York City
genre:
Propaganda film
based on:
Jan Struther. Mrs. Miniver. London: Chatto and Windus, 1939.
director:
William Wyler
film script:
George Froeschel , James Hilton
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cinematographer:
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composer:
cast (role):
Greer Garson , Walter Davis Pidgeon , Teresa Wright
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place during the time of the German air-raid in a village near London during World War II and deals with a middle-class family, that tries to get along in the chaos caused by war.
keywords:
air raid , home front , air force , women during wartime , children , youth during wartime
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Clayton R. Koppes/ Gregory D. Black. Hollywood goes to war. Patriotism, movies and the Second World War from Ninotchka to Mrs Miniver. London: Tauris Parke, 2000.
remarks:
Won six "Oscars" at the Academy Awards in 1943.

First movie to receive five acting nominations at the Academy Awards.
availability:
VHS, DVD