Mrs Miniver (1942 William Wyler)

I think my favourite war films made during the war are The Way Ahead, The Way to the Stars and In Which We Serve - this is a bit Americanised (ham and eggs for breakfast, indeed). However there's no denying that it's tremendously well written and acted, and produced with the usual MGM 'A' picture gloss. I love those shots of the backs of the heads - so unusual.

Greer Garson and Theresa Wright are great (both won Oscars) - Walter Pidgeon and Dame May Whitty not far behind. It was Richard Ney's debut - he later married the twelve years older Garson though they divorced in 1947 - his career suffered and he went back into economics.