Mrs. Miniver [Blu-ray]

Mrs. Miniver [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Greer Garson
Greer Garson
, Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
, Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
, Richard Ney
Richard Ney
, May Whitty
May Whitty
Mrs. Miniver [Blu-ray]

Mrs. Miniver [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Greer Garson
Greer Garson
, Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
, Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
, Richard Ney
Richard Ney
, May Whitty
May Whitty

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Overview

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 the film has lost a good portion of its ability to move and inspire audiences, it is easy to see why it was so popular in 1942-and why Winston Churchill was moved to comment that its propaganda value was worth a dozen battleships. Everyone in the audience-even English audiences, closer to the events depicted in the film than American filmgoers-liked to believe that he or she was capable of behaving with as much grace under pressure as the Miniver family. The film's setpieces-the Minivers huddling in their bomb shelter during a Luftwaffe attack, Mrs. Miniver confronting a downed Nazi paratrooper in her kitchen, an annual flower show being staged despite the exigencies of bombing raids, cleric Henry Wilcoxon's climactic call to arms from the pulpit of his ruined church-are masterfully staged and acted, allowing one to ever so briefly forget that this is, after all, slick propagandizing. In addition to Best Picture and Best Actress, Mrs. Miniver garnered Oscars for best supporting actress (Teresa Wright), best director (William Wyler), best script (Arthur Wimperis, George Froschel, James Hilton, Claudine West), best cinematography (Joseph Ruttenberg) and best producer (Sidney Franklin). Sidebar: Richard Ney, who plays Greer Garson's son, later married the actress-and still later became a successful Wall Street financier. Mrs. Miniver was followed by a 1951 sequel, The Miniver Story, but without the wartime setting the bloom was off the rose.

Product Details

Release Date: 01/08/2013
UPC: 0883929264032
Original Release: 1942
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Home Video
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:13:00
Sales rank: 3,128

Special Features

1942 Academy Awarss newsreel; Vintage cartoon Blitz Wolf; Two world war II-era shorts: Mr. Blabbermouth! and For the Common Defense; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Greer Garson Kay Miniver
Walter Pidgeon Clem Miniver
Teresa Wright Carol Beldon Miniver
Richard Ney Vin Miniver
May Whitty Lady Beldon
Henry Travers Mr. Ballard
Reginald Owen Foley
Henry Wilcoxon Vicar
Clare Sandars Judy Miniver
Christopher Severn Toby Miniver
Brenda Forbes Gladys, the Housemaid
Rhys Williams Horace Perkins,Glee Club Member
Marie de Becker Ada, the Cook
Helmut Dantine German Flier
Mary Field Miss Spriggins
Tom Conway Man
Paul Scardon Nobby
Ben Webster Ginger
Aubrey Mather George, the Innkeeper
Forrester Harvey Huggins
John Abbott Fred, the Porter
Connie Leon Simpson, the Maid
Billy Bevan Conductor
Florence Wix Woman With Dog
Bobby Hale Old Man
Alice Monk Lady Passenger
Ottola Nesmith Saleslady
Douglas Gordon Porter
Gerald Oliver Smith Car Dealer
Alec Craig Joe
Clara Reid Mrs. Huggins
Harry Allen William
Leslie Vincent Dancing Partner
John Burton Halliday
Leonard Carey Haldon's Butler
Eric Lonsdale Marston
Guy Bellis Barman
Charles Irwin Mac
Ian Wolfe Dentist
David Thursby Farmer
Charles Bennett Milkman
Arthur Wimperis Sir Henry
David Clyde Carruthers
Colin Campbell Bickles
Herbert Clifton Doctor
Leslie Francis Doctor
David Dunbar Man in Store
Art Berry Sr. Man in Store
Sidney D'Albrook Man in Store
Gene Byram Glee Club Member
Virginia Bassett Glee Club Member
Aileen Carlyle Glee Club Member
Irene Denny Glee Club Member
Herbert Evans Glee Club Member
Eula Morgan Glee Club Member
Vernon Steele Glee Club Member,Glee Club Member
Marek Windheim Glee Club Member
Kitty Watson Contestant
Hugh Greenwood Contestant
Sybil Bacon Contestant
Flo Benson Contestant
Harold Howard Judge
Billy Engle Townsman
Louise Bates Miniver Guest,Miniver Guest
Edward Cooper Waiter
Walter Byron Man in Tavern
Ted Billings Man in Tavern
Dan Maxwell Man in Tavern
Frank Atkinson Man in Tavern
Henry King Man in Tavern
Gil Perkins Man in Tavern
John Power Man in Tavern
Thomas Louden Mr. Verger
Peter Lawford Pilot
Stanley Mann Workman
Leslie Sketchley Policeman
Emerson Fisher-Smith Policeman
Frank Baker Policeman
Colin Kenny Policeman
St. Luke's Choristers Chorus
Thomas Lockyear Mr. Verger
Miles Mander German Agent
Herbert Stothart Composer

Technical Credits
William Wyler Director
Arthur Wimperis Screenwriter
Claudine West Screenwriter
George Froeschel Screenwriter
Sidney Franklin Producer
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Douglas Shearer Sound Effects
James Hilton Screenwriter
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