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The Nun's Story

From the very beginning, she was not like the others...

  • Movie
  • 1959
  • NR
  • 2h 31m

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 207 votes

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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 and crew

  • Audrey Hepburn

    Audrey HepburnSister Luke

  • Peter Finch

    Peter FinchDr. Fortunati

  • Edith Evans

    Edith EvansRev. Mother Emmanuel

  • Peggy Ashcroft

    Peggy AshcroftMother Mathilde

  • Dean Jagger

    Dean JaggerDr. Hubert Van Der Mal

  • Mildred Dunnock

    Mildred DunnockSister Margharita

  • Beatrice Straight

    Beatrice StraightMother Christophe

  • Patricia Collinge

    Patricia CollingeSister William

  • Rosalie Crutchley

    Rosalie CrutchleySister Eleanor

  • Ruth White

    Ruth WhiteMother Marcella

  • Barbara O'Neil

    Barbara O'NeilMother Didyma

  • Margaret Phillips

    Margaret PhillipsSister Pauline

  • Patricia BosworthSimone

  • Colleen Dewhurst

    Colleen DewhurstDangerous Hospital Patient

  • Stephen Murray

    Stephen MurrayChaplain

  • Lionel Jeffries

    Lionel JeffriesDr. Goovaerts

  • Niall MacGinnis

    Niall MacGinnisFather Vermeuhlen

  • Eva Kotthaus

    Eva KotthausSister Marie

Director
Fred Zinnemann
Writer
Robert Anderson and Kathryn C. Hulme
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Franz Planer