The Nun's Story (1959)
2h 31m
Running Time
June 18, 1959Release Date
The Nun's Story (1959)
2h 31m
Running Time
June 18, 1959Release Date
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Plot.
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
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Cast & Crew.
Audrey Hepburn
Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
Peter Finch
Dr. Fortunati
Edith Evans
Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)
Peggy Ashcroft
Mother Mathilde (Africa)
Dean Jagger
Dr. van der Mal
Mildred Dunnock
Sister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants)
Beatrice Straight
Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
Patricia Collinge
Sister William (Convent Teacher)
Rosalie Crutchley
Sister Eleanor
Ruth White
Mother Marcella (School of Medicine)
Barbara O'Neil
Mother Didyma
Margaret Phillips
Sister Pauline
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Patricia Bosworth
Simone
Robert Anderson
Writer
Colleen Dewhurst
Dangerous Hospital Patient
Kathryn C. Hulme
Writer
Stephen Murray
Chaplain
Henry Blanke
Producer
Franz Waxman
Composer
Lionel Jeffries
Dr. Goovaerts
Franz Planer
Cinematographer
Niall MacGinnis
Father Vermeuhlen
Eva Kotthaus
Sister Marie
Walter Thompson
Editor
Molly Urquhart
Sister Augustine
Dorothy Alison
Sister Aurelie
Jeanette Sterke
Louise
Errol John
Illunga
Diana Lambert
Lisa
Orlando Martins
Kalulu
Penelope Horner
Jeanette Milonet (uncredited)
Charles Lamb
Pascin (uncredited)
Ave Ninchi
Sister Bernard (uncredited)
Richard O'Sullivan
Pierre (uncredited)
Frank Singuineau
Murderer of Sister Aurelie (uncredited)
Elsa Albani
(uncredited)
Gabriella Andreini
(uncredited)
Juan Aymerich
(uncredited)
Grazia De Rossi
(uncredited) / Hairstylist
Giovanna Galletti
(uncredited)
Stanley Browne
Technical Advisor
Marie-Louise Habets
Technical Advisor
Alexandre Trauner
Art Direction
Marjorie Best
Costume Design
Maurice Barnathan
Set Decoration
Julien Derode
Production Manager
Bernard Vorhaus
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 18, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 31m
Content RatingNR
Budget$3,500,000
Box Office$12,800,000
Filming LocationsBruges, Belgium
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
nurse
missionary
nun
belgium
congo
sanitarium
female protagonist
hospital
tuberculosis
convent
thinness
obedience
Wiki.
The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, and Peggy Ashcroft. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the popular 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme. The film tells the life of Sister Luke (Hepburn), a young woman who decides to enter a convent and make the many sacrifices required by her choice.
The film is a relatively faithful adaptation of the novel, which was based on the life of Belgian nun Marie Louise Habets.
Latter portions of the film were shot on location in the Belgian Congo and feature Finch as a cynical but caring surgeon. The film was a financial success and was nominated for 8 Academy Awards.
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