Mrs. Miniver
A warm, dignified portrait of ordinary family life under wartime strain, blending gentle domesticity with sudden, sobering loss.
Same writer: Claudine West · Warm, melancholic · about love and grief
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
A gentle, nostalgic portrait of a life lived in service to others, moving between warmth and quiet sorrow.
About 1939 film by Sam Wood
Genres drama, flashback
Directed by Sam Wood
Written by James Hilton, R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West, Eric Maschwitz
Starring Greer Garson, Robert Donat, John Mills, Paul Henreid, David Croft, John Longden, Terry Kilburn, Edmund Breon
Music Richard Addinsell
Runtime 110 min
Country United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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