USA,
1942, 134 min
Directed by:
William WylerCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Henry Wilcoxon, Christopher Severn, Clare Sandars, Brenda Forbes (more)VOD (1)
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A moving drama about a middle-class English family learning to cope with war, told in a series of dramatic vignettes. The family, headed by the lovely and gracious matriarch, endures the departure of the father for the beaches at Dunkirk, the discovery of a wounded Nazi pilot, the death of the daughter-in-law in an air raid, and the entry of the son into the Royal Air Force. The scenes culminate in a morale-boosting final speech that President Franklin Roosevelt ordered printed and air-dropped over war-torn Europe. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1943 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1943 - William Wyler (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1943 - Greer Garson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1943 - Teresa Wright (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1943 - William Wyler (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1943 - Joseph Ruttenberg (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1943 - Walter Pidgeon (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1943 - Henry Travers (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1943 - Dame May Whitty (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1943 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1943 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1943 - Best Sound Mixing
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1942 - Greer Garson (Best Actress)