The Nun’s Story
Movie
1959
2 HOURS 31 MINS
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.
Cast & Crew
Audrey Hepburn Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
Peter Finch Dr. Fortunati
Edith Evans Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)
Peggy Ashcroft Mother Mathilde (Africa)
Dean Jagger Dr. Van Der Mal
Mildred Dunnock Sister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants)
Beatrice Straight Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
Patricia Collinge Sister William (convent teacher)
Eva Kotthaus Sister Marie (Sanatorium)
Ruth White Mother Marcella (School of Medicine)
Niall MacGinnis Father Vermeuhlen (Leprosarium)
Patricia Bosworth Simone (postulant who changed her mind)
Barbara O'Neil Mother Didyma (War-time Hospital)
Lionel Jeffries Dr. Goovaerts (School of Tropical Medicine)
Rosalie Crutchley Sister Eleanor
Colleen Dewhurst Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)
Fred Zinnemann Director
Robert Anderson Writer
Kathryn Hulme Writer (Book)
Henry Blanke Producer
Franz Waxman Original Music
Franz Planer Cinematography
Walter Thompson Film Editing
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