Mrs. Miniver

1942 · directed by William Wyler

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Oscar Winner

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Mrs. Miniver (1942), directed by William Wyler, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Greer Garson
• Walter Pidgeon
• Teresa Wright
• May Whitty
• Reginald Owen
• Henry Travers
• Richard Ney
• Henry Wilcoxon
• Christopher Severn
• Brenda Forbes

Crew

• Joseph Ruttenberg — Director of Photography
• Harold F. Kress — Editor
• Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer
• Arthur Wimperis — Screenplay
• Claudine West — Screenplay
• George Froeschel — Screenplay
• James Hilton — Screenplay

More from William Wyler

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
2. Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
3. Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
4. The Heiress (1949) — 88/100 · hit
5. How to Steal a Million (1966) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Letter (1940) — 84/100 · hit

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