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Mrs. Miniver

1942 film by William Wyler
Movie film Q478371
Mrs. Miniver
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Mrs. Miniver is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,459 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[7], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[8], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[9]
  • Director: William Wyler[10]
  • Screenwriter: George Froeschel[11], James Hilton[12], Arthur Wimperis[13], Claudine West[14]
  • Composer: Herbert Stothart[15]
  • Genre: war film[16], drama film[17], propaganda film[18], romance film[19]
  • Cast member: Greer Garson[20], Walter Pidgeon[21], Teresa Wright[22], Richard Ney[23], May Whitty[24], Reginald Owen[25], Henry Travers[26], Henry Wilcoxon[27], Helmut Dantine[28], Sidney Franklin[29], Peter Lawford[30], Paul Scardon[31], John Abbott[32], Rhys Williams[33]
  • Producer: Sidney Franklin[34]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[35]
  • Director of photography: Joseph Ruttenberg[36]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[37]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
  • Commons category: Mrs. Miniver (film)[39]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[40]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[41], 93%[42]
  • Color: black-and-white[43]
  • Country of origin: United States[44]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1942[45], December 1, 1942[46]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: England[49]
  • Main subject: aviation[50], World War II[51], Battle of Britain[52], home front during World War II[53]
  • Film editor: Harold F. Kress[54]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[55], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[56], Academy Award for Best Actor[57], Academy Award for Best Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Director[59], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[60], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[61], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[62], Academy Award for Best Picture[63], Academy Award for Best Sound[64]

Why It Matters

Mrs. Miniver has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

FAQs

What awards did Mrs. Miniver receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Cedric Gibbons England film Greer Garson James Hilton May Whitty Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix Peter Lawford Teresa Wright United States Walter Pidgeon William Wyler

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Davidultra · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1295611
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  2. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → aviation, World War II, Battle of Britain +1
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → es.doblaje:La_señora_Miniver
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  4. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundtrack collector title id → 13045
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  5. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century
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  8. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1942-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → George Froeschel, James Hilton, Arthur Wimperis +1
    Part of → National Film Registry
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