Mrs. Miniver (1942)


Mrs. Miniver
Release Date04 June 1942
Budget$1,000,000
TaglineVOTED THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE!
GenreDrama, Romance, War
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish, German
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, War Drama
MoodGod and Country, Memory Lane
ThemesWomen During Wartime, Life on the Homefront
TonesEarnest, Heartwarming, Warm, Gentle, Bittersweet, Sentimental
TagsBritain, Courage, Family, Middle Class, Struggle, Survivor, War

Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role. It was based on the fictional English housewife created by Jan Struther in 1937 for a series of newspaper columns, Mrs. Miniver. The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director. A sequel The Miniver Story was made in 1950 with Garson and Pidgeon reprising their roles.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Mrs. Miniver

Clem Miniver

Carol Beldon

Lady Beldon

Mr. Ballard

Vin Miniver

Christopher Severn
Toby Miniver

Brenda Forbes
Gladys - Housemaid

Clare Sandars
Judy Miniver

Marie De Becker
Ada

German Flyer

John Abbott
Fred

Connie Leon
Simpson

Horace

Harry Allen
William

Frank Atkinson
Man in Tavern

Sybil Bacon
Contestant

Frank Baker
Policeman

Virginia Bassett
Glee Club Member

Miniver Guest

Guy Bellis
Barman

Charles Bennett
Milkman

Florence Benson
Contestant

Art Berry Sr.
Man in Store

Bus Conductor

Ted Billings
Man in Tavern

John Burton
Halliday

Gene Byram
Glee Club Member

Walter Byron
Man in tavern

Colin Campbell
Bickles, Flower Show Manager

Leonard Carey
Chandler, Beldon Butler

Aileen Carlyle
Glee Club Member

Herbert Clifton
Doctor

David Clyde
Carruthers

Edward Cooper
Waiter

Alec Craig
Joe

Sidney D'Albrook
Man in Store

Irene Denny
Glee Club Member

David Dunbar
Man in Store

Billy Engle
Townsman

Herbert Evans
Glee Club Member

Miss Spriggins

E.L. Fisher-Smith
Policeman

Douglas Gordon
Porter

Hugh Greenwood
Contestant

Bobby Hale
Old Man

Eddie Hall
RAF Flyer running out the door

Mr. Huggins

Harold Howard
Judge

Charles Irwin
Mac

Colin Kenny
Policeman

Eric Lonsdale
Marston

Thomas Louden
Mr. Verger

German Agent's Voice

Stanley Mann
Workman

Aubrey Mather
George

Dan Maxwell
Man in Tavern

Alice Mock
Lady Passenger

Eula Morgan
Glee Club Member

Ottola Nesmith
Saleslady

Gil Perkins
Man in Tavern

John Power
Man in Tavern

Clara Reid
Mrs. Huggins

Nobby

Leslie Sketchley
Policeman

Gerald Oliver Smith
Car Dealer

Vernon Steele
Glee Club Member

Vivia Steele
Glee Club Member

David Thursby
Farmer

Leslie Vincent
Carol's First Dancing Partner

Kitty Watson
Contestant

Ben Webster
Ginger

Tudor Williams
Glee Club Member

Arthur Wimperis
Sir Henry

Marek Windheim
Glee Club Member

Florence Wix
Woman with Dog

Dentist

Director

Writer

Arthur Wimperis

George Froeschel

James Hilton

Claudine West

Jan Struther

Producer

producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

Harold F. Kress
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Art Director

Set Decorator

Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer

Robert Kalloch

Makeup Department

hair stylist: Miss Garson

Art Department

Urie McCleary
associate art director

Sound Department

recording director

Special Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects

Warren Newcombe
special effects

Max Fabian
special photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gile Steele
wardrobe: men

Editorial Department

John McSweeney Jr.
assistant editor

Music Department

Daniele Amfitheatrof
composer: additional music

Murray Cutter
orchestrator

Paul Marquardt
orchestrator

Leonid Raab
orchestrator

Other Crew

Ripley Dorr
director: St. Luke's Choristers

Production Company

Loew's

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Chapel Distribution

Living Colour Entertainment

Státní Pujcovna Filmu

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo






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Films directed by William Wyler
Ben-Hur (1959)
Carrie (1952)
Dead End (1937)
Dodsworth (1936)
Funny Girl (1968)
Jezebel (1938)
Mrs. Miniver
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Collector (1965)
The Heiress (1949)
The Letter (1940)
The Shakedown (1929)
The Westerner (1940)
These Three (1936)
Academy Award for Best Picture
All About Eve (1950)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Casablanca (1942)
Gigi (1958)
Going My Way (1944)
Hamlet (1948)
Marty (1955)
Mrs. Miniver
The Apartment (1960)
Academy Award for Best Actress
Mrs. Miniver