The wartime classic of nation's darkest - yet finest - hour. Kay Miniver doesn't fly a Spitfire in dogfights over London or ply the North Sea in a battleship, but she's 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. This memorable spirit-lifter about an idealized England that tends its prize-winning roses while confronting the terror of war struck a patriotic chord with audiences and became 1942's 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.
Directed by
William Wyler
Written by
George Froeschel (screenplay); James Hilton (screenplay); Jan Struther (book); Claudine West (screenplay); Arthur Wimperis (screenplay).
Starring
Greer Garson (Mrs. Miniver); Walter Pidgeon (Clem Miniver); Teresa Wright (Carol Beldon); Dame May Whitty (Lady Beldon); Reginald Owen (Foley); Henry Travers (Mr. Ballard); Richard Ney (Vin Miniver); Henry Wilcoxon (Vicar); Christopher Severn (Toby Miniver); Brenda Forbes (Gladys - Housemaid); Clare Sandars (Judy Miniver); Marie De Becker (Ada); Helmut Dantine (German Flyer); John Abbott (Fred); Connie Leon (Simpson). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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