[Lancey Howard]

Winston Churchill was quoted as saying that the book Mrs. Miniver, by Jan Struther, "was worth six divisions of war effort", and when the movie (directed by William Wyler) came out in 1942 Roosevelt ordered it rushed to the theaters.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

“Mrs. Miniver” topped the fiction lists last quarter. As you suggest the movie is a masterpiece of propaganda as well as a great all-around movie. It was Best Picture in 1942, if I am not mistaken. An interesting side note is that Greer Garson starred in the film versions of both “Mrs. Miniver” and “Random Harvest.” She wound up marrying the actor who portrayed her RAF fighter pilot son in the former.