A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II-----Great Movie--- MRS. MINIVER

Turner Classic Movies ^ | 5/13/12 | TCM

[djone]

MRS MINIVER : Moving drama about middle class English family learning to cope with war. Winner of six Academy Awards--for Garson, Wright, director Wyler, and Best Picture, among others--this film did much to rally American support for our British allies during WW2, though its depiction of English life

[djone]

This is the best movie depicting patriotism, honor and belief in something greater than yourself. Mrs Miniver was made during WW2 when it was ok to believe in your country and freedom. TCM doesn’t show this often so don’t miss it. Sunday May 13 at 3 pm EST

[Eye of Unk]

A great movie with a beautiful woman Greer Garson.

[dfwgator]

Before Hollywood turned their attention towards making movies, like “The North Star”, intended to gain sympathy for Stalin and the Bolsheviks.

[PapaNew]

Thanks you for the heads up. This is a good one and Greer Garson is the best - so elegant and feminine. Loved her with Ronald Coleman in Random Harvest.

[NonValueAdded]

“What ever happened to the Corbetts?” /obscure

[Eye of Unk]

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is also on TCM later tonight.

[Betis70]

Great movie. I worked at a National Park and stayed in Greer Garson’s (and Buddy Fogelson) old ranch house, “Forked Lightning Ranch”. Some very nice mission style furniture in the main house, and early design by “Pueblo Revival Style” architect John Gaw Meem.

[PapaNew]

Thanks. Saw that and saved on my DVR along with Mrs. Miniver...

[PapaNew]

Which national park was that in?

[expat2]

Didn’t see the movie, but read the book — Nevil Shute, I believe. Written before the war, but very prophetic (like many of his novels, e.g., No Highway, w Jimmy Stewart)

[expat2]

A classsic, indeed.

[NonValueAdded]

Correct! “Ordeal” was the book title for the US paperback version.

[veracious]

An important classic, about how quickly normal can be lost.

[NonValueAdded]

Nevil Shute, I believe. Written before the war, but very prophetic (like many of his novels, e.g., No Highway, w Jimmy Stewart)

let us just hope that does not also apply to On The Beach!

[WestwardHo]

Are these movies available on line?

[littleharbour]

I’ve seen this movie many times over the years, but find it has even more meaning as I get older. We’ve been so fortunate in North America that very few of us have had to endure the horror of a military attack on home soil. 9-11 was horrific, but imagine if bombs were dropping daily on the major cities of the US and Canada. Sadly, the vigilance which has kept anarchy from our shores is being watered down through the efforts of naive do-gooders and the outright treasonous.

[BfloGuy]

. Mrs Miniver was made during WW2 when it was ok to believe in your country and freedom.

It was propaganda to get Americans behind efforts to support the British in the war. There was still a good deal of bad feeling in those days toward the Brits going back to the Revolution and the War of 1812.

It worked. And it was an excellent movie. One of my favorites from the war period.

[WestwardHo]

“it has even more meaning as I get older”

We find the same with the Civil War.

[SuziQ]

It was one of my Mama’s favorite movies, but I’ve never seen it.

[knarf]

I saw this maybe 20 or 25 years ago and I remember so many dramatic scenes ... her husband going off to scout the shore in the family boat, the house being bombed while Mrs Miniver wears her Donna Reed dress, the return of the husband and shot up boat ... and all the patriotic scripting anyone could want.

Truly a masterpiece.

[patriot08]

I love that movie.
I’ll watch anything with Greer Garson in it. Adore her.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Garson won the Oscar for Mrs. Miniver, but for my money she didn't do half the acting in that as she did in Random Harvest, which came out the same year. Surely she deserved the Oscar, but they gave it to her for the patriotic movie about the present war, rather than the one about the previous war.

[Cloverfarm]

Keep the Kleenex handy ...

[patriot08]

Random Harvest is my favorite Greer Garson movie.
Wonderful old movie!

[Betis70]

Pecos National Historic Park in Pecos New Mexico, just outside Santa Fe. I think they now have daily tours of the ranch house. It is also a very interesting place, with history stretching back to Paleo-Indian times, including one of the few Civil War battles in the western states (Battle of Glorieta Pass).

The ranch house is on a small bluff overlooking the Pecos River, which starts in the mountains nearby and runs all the way into west Texas.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I agree completely. I watch it a couple of times annually, and the director made the deliberate attempt to feature her marvelous acting. He, and she, succeeded handsomely. I so admire her portrayal, I'm smitten. Just call me "Smithie."

[PapaNew]

Sounds nice. I don’t want to tour it, I think I want to buy it and live there. :)