Drama
The Nun's Story
“From the very beginning, she was not like the others...”
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.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
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User score
204 votes
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Status
Released
Released
June 18, 1959
Runtime
2h 31m
Language
Latin, Swahili, English
Budget → Revenue
$3.5M → $12.8M
Top cast
Audrey Hepburn
Sister Luke
Peter Finch
Dr. Fortunati
Edith Evans
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Peggy Ashcroft
Mother Mathilde
Dean Jagger
Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
Mildred Dunnock
Sister Margharita
Beatrice Straight
Mother Christophe
Patricia Collinge
Sister William
Rosalie Crutchley
Sister Eleanor
Ruth White
Mother Marcella
Barbara O'Neil
Mother Didyma
Margaret Phillips
Sister Pauline
Patricia Bosworth
Simone
Colleen Dewhurst
Dangerous Hospital Patient
Stephen Murray
Chaplain
Lionel Jeffries
Dr. Goovaerts
Niall MacGinnis
Father Vermeuhlen
Eva Kotthaus
Sister Marie
Molly Urquhart
Sister Augustine
Dorothy Alison
Sister Aurelie
