Mrs. Miniver (character) President Franklin D. Roosevelt credited it for hastening America's involvement in the war. Winston Churchill is said to have claimed that it had done more for the Allied cause than a flotilla of battleships. Churchill is further quoted by Bernard Wasserstein in his book, "Barbarism and Civilization," as saying that the book (and later the film) was worth "six divisions of war effort." In 1942, when the film came out, Roosevelt ordered it rushed to theaters. The film adaptation of "Mrs. Miniver" was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under
London in film Second World War itself, featured London locations, including "Millions Like Us" (1943) and "Waterloo Road" (1944). The Blitz featured prominently in the Ealing drama "The Bells Go Down" (1943), and in Humphrey Jennings' drama-documentary "Fires Were Started" (1943). The latter featured real firemen recreating scenes from the bombings. At the same time, a number of London-set films were being made in Hollywood, like "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "Mrs. Miniver" (1942) and "Forever and a Day" (1943). The latter followed several generations of owners of a London house until 1943. Later films set in the city during World War II include "The