Mrs. Miniver
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Dame May Whitty, Greer Garson, Reginald Owen, Teresa Wright, Walter Pidgeon Director: William Wyler Brand: Warner Brothers Writer: Arthur Wimperis Writer: Claudine West Writer: George Froeschel Writer: James Hilton Writer: Jan Struther Writer: Paul Osborn DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language) Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 134 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Warner Home Video Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Mrs. Miniver
Movie Review: "This is the people's war. It is our war"
Summary: 5 Stars
An unforgettable slice of wartime life in England, MRS. MINIVER (based on Jan Struther's novel) stars Greer Garson in the role she was born to play, one which earned her an Academy Award in 1942. The story opens in the last peaceful summer of 1939. We meet the lovely Kay Miniver as she frets over buying a particularly expensive but beautiful hat. It is a lovely, carefree scene which sets up the idyllic existence of Kay and her family in the close-knit village of Belham, a world which literally disappears when World War II breaks out. Kay, her husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), eldest son Vin (Richard Ney) and his beautiful young bride Carol (Teresa Wright) become the central characters in a saga which scales the highs and lows of life lived in the worst possible circumstances, but the Miniver clan muddle through with strength, will and self-respect.
There are many memorable scenes in the film: Kay reading "Alice in Wonderland" to the two younger children whilst in the bomb shelter; Clem leaving for the shores of Dunkirk on his rickety fishing boat; kindly station master Mr. Ballard (Henry Travers) growing a rose in honour of Kay; and the amazing sequence where Kay herself confronts a downed Nazi fighter-pilot in her kitchen.
MRS. MINIVER remains to this day a moving account of wartime life in England. It's purpose during the war was to boost morale, and that it did. Today, MRS. MINIVER is still regarded with affection and love. May it always be.