Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel "Mrs. Miniver" by Jan Struther, the film shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is touched by World War II. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film features a strong supporting cast that includes Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, and Henry Wilcoxon. "Mrs. Miniver" won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Wyler), Best Actress (Greer Garson), and Best
Mrs. Miniver Roosevelt as a morale builder and part of it was the basis for leaflets printed in various languages and dropped over enemy and occupied territory". Roosevelt ordered it rushed to the theaters for propaganda purposes. In 2006, the film was ranked number 40 on the American Film Institute's list of the most inspiring American films of all time. In 2009, "Mrs. Miniver" was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant, and will be preserved for all time. The film was selected for the following reasons: The film exceeded all