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The Nun's Story
From the very beginning, she was not like the others...
From the very beginning, she was not like the others...
Drama - 1959
The Nun's Story
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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.
Director:
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Fred Zinnemann
Cast:
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Audrey Hepburn
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Peggy Ashcroft
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Patricia Collinge
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Beatrice Straight
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Colleen Dewhurst
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Dean Jagger
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Peter Finch
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Edith Evans
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Mildred Dunnock

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Runtime:
151 min
Release date:
18 Jun 1959
Country:
US
Languages:
Latin, Swahili, English
Budget:
$3,500,000
Revenue:
$12,800,000
Awards:
Nominated for 8 Oscars. 11 wins & 23 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Fred Zinnemann's production is a soaring and luminous film.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
1 Nov 2007
rotten:
It's still a long haul (made no lighter by Franz Waxman's abominably insistent score) for anyone not committed to theological problems of faith, conscience and obedience.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
In the role of the nun, Miss Hepburn is fluent and luminous.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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