The Miniver Story

Eight years after the triumph of Mrs. Miniver, which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress for Greer Garson, this sequel reunited Garson and Walter Pidgeon. When World War II ends, wife and mother Mrs. Miniver reacts to the euphoria of her friends and family with a sense of quiet sadness, having just learned from her doctor that she doesn't have long to live. With the same courage she displayed in the face of wartime deprivation, Mrs. Miniver resolves to put on a happy face and keep the news of her imminent demise a secret from her husband and children. Garson took an active role in creating the screenplay.