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The Nun's Story

Gabrielle van der Mal enters a convent as a nursing postulant, but she is frequently at odds with her superiors as she can't help putting care for the patients above her obedience to the order.

Audrey Hepburn starts as a nun who wants to be perfect, but is inhibited by her pride. Gabrielle van der Malenters enters a nunnery as a nursing postulant, but is frequently at odds with her superiors as she can't help putting care for the patients above her obedience to the order. Her greatest wish is to work in a hospital in the Congo.

2 hours, 25 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 Jun 2022 22:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Sister Luke Audrey Hepburn
Dr. Fortunati Peter Finch
Reverend Mother Emmanuel Edith Evans
Mother Mathilde Peggy Ashcroft
Dr. Van Der Mal Dean Jagger
Sister Margharita Mildred Dunnock
Mother Christophe Beatrice Straight
Sister William Patricia Collinge
Sister Eleanor Rosalie Crutchley
Mother Marcella Ruth White
Archangel Gabriel Colleen Dewhurst
Director Fred Zinnemann
Writer Robert Anderson
Writer Kathryn C Hulme
Producer Henry Blanke

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