Director William Wyler’s ‘Mrs. Miniver’ which took home the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1942, focused on a British family in rural England trying to survive the war. The movie was adapted from the 1940 novel ‘Mrs. Miniver’ by Jan Struther.
‘Mrs. Miniver’ won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. The movie was initially filmed before the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour that brought the United States into World War II. Following the attack, a couple of scenes were filmed again to reflect the tough, new spirit of a nation at war.
In 2009, the film was preserved by the US National Film Registry. The film also has a second part that released in the year 1950.
Greer Garson’s acceptance speech as Best Actress for the movie ‘Mrs. Miniver’ ran nearly six minutes, and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony.
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