The Nun's Story is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls. A radiant Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a much-desired position as a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. But when she returns to her native Belgium as World War II breaks out, she is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Written by
Robert Anderson (screenplay) Kathryn Hulme (book)
Starring
Audrey Hepburn (Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)); Peter Finch (Dr. Fortunati); Edith Evans (Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium) (as Dame Edith Evans)); Peggy Ashcroft (Mother Mathilde (Africa) (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft)); 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 (War-time Hospital)); Margaret Phillips (Sister Pauline (medical student)); Patricia Bosworth (Simone (postulant who changed her mind)); Colleen Dewhurst (Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)); Stephen Murray (Chaplain (Father Andre)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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