The film is based on a collection of news reports by the British female journalist Jane Strasser. The content of this newsletter report collection describes that in the early days of World War II, most of France was in the hands of the German Nazis, and British troops were forced to retreat from Dunkirk Port in northern France to the British Isles. The British people remained in danger and fully supported this retreat. Due to the popularity of the report after it was published, the producer Sherney Franklin bought the rights to the newsletter and suggested that MGM make the film.
. Since the plot of the newsletter episode is not strong, the producer invited four screenwriters to refine the contents of the newsletter episode into a well-structured script
. Compared to the original, the film’s script changed the German paratroopers to be more aggressive
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Mrs. Miniver background creation
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Extended Reading
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Vicar: [to Lady Beldon who has just entered the railway compartment he is already sharing with Mrs. Miniver] Good evening, Lady Beldon.
Lady Beldon: Good evening, vicar. Oh, oh, shopping's absolutely impossible nowadays! You can't get near the counter and when you do, they haven't got it and you pay twice as much for it.
Vicar: [laughs] What a wonderful description!
Lady Beldon: [to her servant] Sit down, Simmons, and don't snip!
[to the vicar]
Lady Beldon: My dear man, I spent the whole afternoon being pushed around by middle-class females buying things they can't possibly afford.
Kay Miniver: Oh dear, that means me.
Lady Beldon: Oh no, much worse!
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Toby Miniver: Are you going to marry Carol, Vin?
Vin Miniver: Well, since you bring it up, Toby... I haven't had the nerve to ask her.
Toby Miniver: Why not? You're brave, aren't you?
Judy Miniver: Don't be so silly, Toby. Gentlemen don't propose when they're eating.
Toby Miniver: Why not?
Judy Miniver: Well, it isn't romantic.
Vin Miniver: Of course it isn't.
Carol Beldon: Toby.
Toby Miniver: What?
Carol Beldon: Why don't you ask me if I'm going to marry Vin?
Toby Miniver: Are you?
Carol Beldon: If he asks me.
Toby Miniver: He's afraid.