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Mrs. Miniver

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Mrs. Miniver
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NR,2hrs 14min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1942
Director:
William Wyler
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright  ...more
Synopsis: As Academy Award-winning films go, Mrs. Miniver has not weathered the years all that well. This prettified, idealized view of the upper-class British home front during World War II sometimes seems over-calculated and contrived when seen today. In particular, Greer Garson's Oscar-winning performance in the title role often comes off as artificial, especially when she nobly tends her rose garden while her stalwart husband (Walter Pidgeon) participates in the evacuation at Dunkirk. However, even if ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Mrs. Miniver was a World War II propaganda film that, early in the war, helped build and sustain public support for the United States' involvement in Europe. Parts of it may now seem forced and artificial, particularly Greer Garson's Oscar-winning performance. Garson's Oscar win and lengthy acceptance speech became a long-running joke in Hollywood -- for example, the claims that she stayed at the podium ... Full Review
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Greer Garson
Mrs. Kay Miniver
Walter Pidgeon
Clem Miniver
Teresa Wright
Carol Beldon
Dame May Whitty
Lady Beldon
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