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Mrs. Miniver

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.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0790746646
  • ISBN: 9780790746647
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Fullscreen]
  • Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2010, 2004.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note: 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.
Participant or Performer Note: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Henry Wilcoxon.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: G.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital mono.; dual-layer disc ; standard format, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French ; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
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).
Subject: 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 Film adaptations
Struther, Jan 1901-1953
World War (1939-1945)
Families
Man-woman relationships
Married people
Middle class families
Social conditions
England
Genre: Melodramas (Motion pictures)
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.

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