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The Nun's Story (1959)
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DRAMA

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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namecharacter
Elsa Albani (uncredited)
Dorothy Alison Sister Aurelie
Gabriella Andreini (uncredited)
Peggy Ashcroft Mother Mathilde
Juan Aymerich (uncredited)
Patricia Bosworth Simone
Patricia Collinge Sister William
Rosalie Crutchley Sister Eleanor
Colleen Dewhurst Dangerous Hospital Patient
Mildred Dunnock Sister Margharita
Edith Evans Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Peter Finch Dr. Fortunati
Giovanna Galletti (uncredited)
Audrey Hepburn Sister Luke
Penelope Horner Jeanette Milonet (uncredited)
Dean Jagger Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
Lionel Jeffries Dr. Goovaerts
Errol John Illunga
Eva Kotthaus Sister Marie
Charles Lamb Pascin (uncredited)
Diana Lambert Lisa
Niall MacGinnis Father Vermeuhlen
Orlando Martins Kalulu
Stephen Murray Chaplain
Ave Ninchi Sister Bernard (uncredited)
Barbara O'Neil Mother Didyma
Richard O'Sullivan Pierre (uncredited)
Margaret Phillips Sister Pauline
Grazia De Rossi (uncredited)
Frank Singuineau Murderer of Sister Aurelie (uncredited)
Jeanette Sterke Louise
Beatrice Straight Mother Christophe
Molly Urquhart Sister Augustine
Ruth White Mother Marcella
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Robert Anderson screenplay
Henry Blanke producer
Kathryn C. Hulme writer (original)
Franz Waxman composer
Fred Zinnemann director, producer
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1959 BAFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role Audrey Hepburn