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Summary:

"This story of an average English middle-class family begins with the summer of 1939; when the sun shone down on a happy, careless people, who worked and played, reared their children and tended their gardens in that happy, easy-going England that was so soon to be fighting desperately for her way of life and for life itself."--Title screens. [The film] dramatizes the effect of the Second World War on the English at home. Mrs. Kay Miniver's tranquil domestic existence is torn to shreds by the winds of war: her husband, Clem, disappears on a secret volunteer mission; eldest son, Vin, joins the RAF; and the village faces regular German bombings with a typically British stiff-upper-lip. Embodying understated British courage in the face of danger, Mrs. Miniver's mission is to stay alive, and keep her family together with hope, strength, and dignity.

Table of Contents:

• Credits and foreword
• Nice things
• Rose by her name
• Pricey purchases
• Lucky people
• Oxford enlightenment
• Carol's request, Vin's protest
• Wonderful evening
• Eye contact
• At war
• Good luck, Horace
• Sirens, milady
• Lights out
• Ready for real
• Vin called to duty
• Signal from the sky
• Clem called to duty
• Destination Dunkirk
• Their comfort
• Enemy

• Same thing here
• Homecomings
• Trading war stories
• Lady Beldon calls
• Bomb shelter
• Time enough for tears
• Flower show
• Challenge Cup winner
• Plane crash
• Air-raid casualty
• Our war
• Cast list.

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Contributors:

Wyler, William, 1902-1981 , director, producer

Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972 , producer

Wimperis, Arthur, 1874-1953 , screenwriter

Froeschel, George , screenwriter

Hilton, James, 1900-1954 , screenwriter

West, Claudine, 1890-1943 , screenwriter

Garson, Greer, 1904-1996 , actor

Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984 , actor

Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005 , actor

Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948 , actor

Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972 , actor

Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 , actor

Ney, Richard , actor

Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984 , actor

Severn, Christopher, 1935-

Ruttenberg, Joseph, 1889-1983 , cinematographer

Kress, Harold F., 1913-1999 , film editor

Gillespie, Arnold, 1899-1978 , art director

Newcombe, Warren

Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949 , composer

Dorr, William Ripley

Struther, Jan, 1901-1953

St. Luke's Choristers (Long Beach, Calif.)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Loew's Incorporated

Turner Entertainment Co.

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English or dubbed French; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Included Works:

Mr. Blabbermouth

For the common defense

Related Works:

Mrs. Miniver [by Struther, J.]

Subjects:

Struther, Jan, 1901-1953 — Film adaptations

Families — England — 20th century — Drama

Married people — England — 20th century — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Middle class families — England — 20th century — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — England — Drama

England — Social conditions — 20th century — Drama

Struther, Jan, 1901-1953

World War (1939-1945)

1900-1999

Man-woman relationships

Middle class families

Families

Social conditions

Married people

England

Genres:

Motion pictures

Melodramas (Motion pictures)

War films

Feature films

Fiction films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

National Film Registry

Melodrama

Drama

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital mono.; dual-layer disc ; standard format, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.

Performers:

Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Henry Wilcoxon.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; film editor, Harold F. Kress ; special effects, Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe ; musical score, Herbert Stothart ; St. Luke's Choristers, directed by Ripley Dorr.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.
Named to the National Film Registry in 2009 by the Library of Congress ; Winner: Best Writing, Screenplay (George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, Arthur Wimperis), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Joseph Ruttenberg), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Teresa Wright), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Greer Garson), Best Director (William Wyler), Best Picture (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), 1943 Academy Awards (USA) ; Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Pidgeon), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Henry Travers), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Dame May Whitty), Best Effects, Special Effects (A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe, Douglas Shearer), Best Film Editing (Harold F. Kress), Best Sound, Recording (Douglas Shearer, MGM SSD), 1943 Academy Awards (USA).
Special features: Greer Garson Academy Awards footage ; photo gallery ; 2 World War II-era shorts ; Theatrical trailer.

Audience:

MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: G.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MRS 1942 DVD

ISBNs:

0790746646
9780790746647

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 012569519626
Universal Product Code: 883929171408
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 65196

OCLC Numbers:

53816212