The Miniver Story
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| The Miniver Story | |
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| Directed by | H.C. Potter |
| Produced by | Sidney Franklin |
| Written by | George Froeschel Ronald Millar |
| Starring | Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon John Hodiak |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa Herbert Stothart |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Frank Clarke Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 1950 |
| Running time | 104 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Miniver Story is a 1950 film sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver. Like its predecessor it was made by MGM, and starred Greer Garson in the title role. The film was directed by H.C. Potter and produced by Sidney Franklin, from a screenplay by George Froeschel and Ronald Millar based on characters created by Jan Struther. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Herbert Stothart, with additional music by Daniele Amfitheatrof (from Mrs Miniver) (uncredited) and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg.
The film starred Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Leo Genn, Cathy O'Donnell, Reginald Owen, Henry Wilcoxon, Peter Finch and James Fox in his first film appearance.
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- Unlike its predecessor, The Miniver Story was filmed on location in England.
- Jan Struther, the creator of "Mrs. Miniver", successfully sued MGM for killing off her character in The Miniver Story and refused to see the film.
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