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Best Picture | 1943
Best Writing Screenplay | 1943
Best Cinematography BlackandWhite | 1943
Best Director | 1943 | William
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1943 | Teresa
Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1943 | Greer
Motion Picture | 2023
Best Effects Special Effects | 1943
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1943
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1943
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1943
Best Sound Recording | 1943
Best Film Editing | 1943
Best Actress | 1942 | Greer
Budget 1,344,000 USD
Box Office Collection 13,500,000 USD
In real life, shortly after shooting was completed, Greer Garson married Richard Ney, who plays her son Vin in the film.
Winston Churchill once said that this film had done more for the war effort than a flotilla of destroyers.
The Vicar's final rousing speech was printed in magazines like "Time" and "Look". President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered that it be broadcast on the Voice of America, and copies of it were dropped over Europe as propaganda. This speech has come to be known as The Wilcoxon Speech, in tribute to actor Henry Wilcoxon's stirring delivery of it.
The closing speech, delivered by the vicar (Henry Wilcoxon) at the end of the film, was written by Wilcoxon and directorWilliam Wyler the night before it was filmed. Wyler had grown dissatisfied with the speech the screenwriters had come up with, and convinced Wilcoxon to help him improve it. The speech proved to be integral to the film's success and was distributed across America and Europe in order to boost wartime morale amongst soldiers and civilians alike.
After completing the film, William Wyler joined the US Army and was posted to the Signal Corps. He was overseas on the night he won his first Oscar. He later revealed that his subsequent war experiences made him realize that the film had portrayed war in too soft a light.
"[last lines] Vicar: We, in this quiet corner of England, have suffered the loss of friends very dear to us - some close to this church: George West, choir boy; James Ballard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before his death, of the Beldon Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose; and our hearts go out in sympathy to the two families who share the cruel loss of a young girl who was married at this altar only two weeks ago. The homes of many of us have been destroyed, and the lives of young and old have been taken. There is scarcely a household that hasn't been struck to the heart. And why? Surely you must have asked yourself this question. Why in all conscience should these be the ones to suffer? Children, old people, a young girl at the height of her loveliness. Why these? Are these our soldiers? Are these our fighters? Why should they be sacrificed? I shall tell you why. Because this is not only a war of soldiers in uniform. It is a war of the people, of all the people, and it must be fought not only on the battlefield, but in the cities and in the villages, in the factories and on the farms, in the home, and in the heart of every man, woman, and child who loves freedom! Well, we have buried our dead, but we shall not forget them. Instead they will inspire us with an unbreakable determination to free ourselves and those who come after us from the tyranny and terror that threaten to strike us down. This is the people's war! It is our war! We are the fighters! Fight it then! Fight it with all that is in us, and may God defend the right! [the congregation stand and sing "Onward Christian Soldiers", which then segues into an orchestral rendition of "Pomp and Circumstance"]"
"Kay Miniver: Did you know that the 12th Lord Beldon was hanged? Lady Beldon: He was beheaded! Such things happen in the best families. In fact, usually in the best families."
