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        The Nun's Story
        7.1
        (178 votes)

        The Nun's Story

        1959
        Drama
        2 hr 31 min

        Overview

        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.

        Creators

        Director
        Fred Zinnemann
        Novel
        Kathryn C. Hulme
        Screenplay
        Robert Anderson
        The Nun's Story

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Audrey Hepburn
        Audrey Hepburn
        Sister Luke
        Peter Finch
        Peter Finch
        Dr. Fortunati
        Edith Evans
        Edith Evans
        Rev. Mother Emmanuel
        Peggy Ashcroft
        Peggy Ashcroft
        Mother Mathilde
        Dean Jagger
        Dean Jagger
        Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
        Mildred Dunnock
        Mildred Dunnock
        Sister Margharita
        Beatrice Straight
        Beatrice Straight
        Mother Christophe
        Patricia Collinge
        Patricia Collinge
        Sister William
        Rosalie Crutchley
        Rosalie Crutchley
        Sister Eleanor
        Ruth White
        Ruth White
        Mother Marcella
        Barbara O'Neil
        Barbara O'Neil
        Mother Didyma
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (18/06/1959)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $3,500,000
        Box office
        $12,800,000
        Country
        Production company
        👩🏻‍⚕Nurse
        🧕Nun
        Missionary
        🎖World War II
        Congo
        Belgium
        Sanitarium
        👩Female protagonist
        🏥Hospital
        Tuberculosis
        Convent (nunnery)
        thinness
        Obedience
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