Mrs. Miniver
Released June 4,1942 by MGM, black and white, mono sound, 134 mins.
Production:
Directed by William Wyler
Written by George Froeschel and James Hilton from the novel by Jan Struther
Produced by Sidney Franklin
Original music by Herbert Stothart
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg
Film Editing by Harold F. Kress
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration by Edwin B. Willis
Awards:
Best Picture Academy Award
Cast:
Greer Garson as Kay Miniver
Walter Pidgeon as Clem Miniver
Richard Ney as Vin Miniver
Christopher Severn as Toby Miniver
Clare Sandars as Judy Miniver
Henry Wilcoxon as Vicar
Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon
Dame May Whitty as Lady Beldon
Reginald Owen as Foley
Henry Travers as Mr. Ballard
Brenda Forbes as Gladys
Connie Leon as Simpson, the Maid
Marie De Becker as Ada, the Cook
Resources
- Film review by Renee Yeh
- In the sequel film The Miniver Story (1950), set after the war, Greer Garson discovers she has cancer and has only a short time to live. She keeps the news secret from her family, helps her daughter Judy (played by Cathy O'Donell) find true love, and dies on Judy's wedding day.
revised 4/15/01 by Schoenherr | Film Notes
