As World War II raged on, 'Mrs. Miniver' helped turn the tide in the Allies' favor by showing the war's effects on everyday people.
July 22nd marks the 80th anniversary of William Wyler’s wartime drama, Mrs. Miniver, a film based on the novel and newspaper columns of English author, Jan Struther. Although the film went on to win six Academy Awards and cement the reputation of its stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, there was far more than celebrity status at stake during its 1942 release.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY This sentiment was echoed by Wyler, who was more keenly aware of wartime realities than his Hollywood counterparts, and as a result, remained adamant that his film be a means of rallying the troops, showing Americans that the threat posed by Germany was very real and very much their damn business. Part of the uniqueness of the Mrs. Miniver message is the way in which it presents danger lurking in the most domestic and out-of-action spheres.
There is an art to the film, if not a subtlety. Screenwriters had been pleading with studios for permission to make anti-Nazi films which would show more of the atrocites being committed by Hitler in Germany, but were met with lukewarm approval. It took Wyler’s no-more-farting-around approach to inject a much-needed reality check into Hollywood and the cinema-going public, as he constantly fought with MGM founder Louis B.
Dealing in hypotheticals is a tricky business, and it took a direct assault on the U.S. to change Mayer’s mind. The attack of Pearl Harbor proved to be the wakeup call Hollywood needed, resulting in Mayer’s decision to allow the now infamous scene. In his authorized biography, Wyler stated that he found satisfaction in a film’s “contribution to the thinking of the people” and with the release of Mrs. Miniver achieved more than he could have imagined.
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