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Overview

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7.7/10   4,395 votes
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Director:
William Wyler
Writers:
Arthur Wimperis (screenplay) &
George Froeschel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 December 1942 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
VOTED THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE! more
Plot:
The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II. While dodging bombs... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent Historical Perspective more (57 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | UK:U | Spain:T | USA:Approved (PCA #8034) | Canada:G (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:(Banned) (1943-1944) | Finland:K-16 (1944) | Finland:S (1964) | Sweden:15
Company:
Loew's more

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Trivia:
After completing the film, William Wyler joined the US Army and was posted to the Signal Corps; he was overseas on the night he won his first Oscar. He later revealed that his subsequent war experiences made him realize that the film actually portrayed war in too soft a light. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Just after Mrs. Miniver hands the German pilot a bottle of milk to drink, spilled milk appears all over his coat. The milk subsequently disappears and reappears on the coat several times between shots. more
Quotes:
Kay Miniver: But in war, time is so precious to the young people. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kabluey (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Children of the Heavenly King (Pleyel's Hymn) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Historical Perspective, 8 June 2008
9/10
Author: Lechuguilla from Dallas, Texas

Greer Garson gives a wonderful performance as Kay Miniver, a middle-aged English wife and mother whose kindness, intelligence, and positive spirit speak well of women all across England, during the difficult days of WWII. And that's what this movie is really about: the love and devotion of ordinary people during wartime.

Technically, this is a fine film. The script is well written and the plot is easy to follow. Most of the characters are sympathetic, and all of them have convincing arcs through the story. I did not care for the very Victorian Lady Beldon, but Dame May Witty gives a nice performance in that role. The film's plot has an interesting twist toward the end that coincides with the randomness of the effects of war. The story's tone does drip with a bit of sentimentality. But given the fact that the movie itself was made during the war it portrays, I think some sentimentality is entirely appropriate.

The film's B&W cinematography is conventional but competent. Production design and costumes are credible. And the special effects are surprisingly good for the early 1940s.

I will say that the film seems very dated. Customs and manners have changed so much in the last 65 years; the behavior of characters in this film is so proper and formal. That's not a criticism, just an observation.

The 1930s and 40s must have been a truly awful time for peace loving people. It's good, therefore, that we have high-quality films like Mrs. Miniver as a reminder of what life was like for ordinary people, to give us some historical perspective from which to view our own times. Of the many WWII films that I have seen, "Mrs. Miniver" is one of the best.

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