Mrs. Miniver
(Video) 

Based on the book by Jan Struther.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1942.

Special features: Greer Garson Academy Awards footage ; photo gallery ; 2 World War II-era shorts : Mr. Blabbermouth , For the common defense ; Theatrical trailer.

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.

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

"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.

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

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

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

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).