Rent The Nun's Story (1959)
3.8 of 5 from 84 ratings
2h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- 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.
- Actors:
- Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Patricia Collinge, Rosalie Crutchley, Ruth White, Barbara O'Neil, Margaret Phillips, Patricia Bosworth, Colleen Dewhurst, Stephen Murray
- Directors:
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writers:
- Robert Anderson, Kathryn Hulme
- Others:
- Laurence Harvey, Walter Thompson, George R. Groves, Franz Waxman, Franz Planer
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Nuns, Acting Up: British Actresses at the Oscars, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Getting to Know: Audrey Hepburn, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959
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