Directed by:
William WylerCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Henry Wilcoxon, Christopher Severn, Clare Sandars, Brenda Forbes (more)VOD (1)
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Kay Miniver does not fly a Spitfire in dogfights over London or ply the North Sea in a battleship, but she is doing her all for wartime England. And she does it so well that Winston Churchill would say Mrs Miniver was more vital to the nation than a fleet of destroyers. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this memorable spirit-lifter about an idealised England that tends its prizewinning roses while confronting the terror of war struck a patriotic chord with audiences and became 1942s No 1 box-office hit. Greer Garson gives a formidable Oscar-winning title-role performance, comforting children in a bomb shelter, capturing an enemy parachutist and delivering an inspirational portrait of stiff-upper-lip British resolve. When Hitler did his worst, Mrs Miniver did her best. (Warner Bros. AU)
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A quality war melodrama. The purpose and meaning of such a film are clear. To show the transformation of people in times of war and to give them hope. The question is whether this concept is better (a seemingly ordinary housewife surprisingly holds up in the toughest moments) or whether a star-studded film like Follow the Boys or a story in the style of Holiday Inn has more appeal. Regardless, I'm very much looking forward to the sequel to The Miniver Story.
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