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18 July 1959 (USA)
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Her Faith Remained Strong and True in the Face of Africa's Terrors! more
Plot:
This is the story of Sister Luke, from the time she enters the convent until she chooses to leave the Sisterhood...
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Nominated for 8 Oscars.
Another 13 wins
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12 nominations
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Grade A - Audrey is Unsurpassed
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Audrey Hepburn | ... | Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal) |
 | Peter Finch | ... | Dr. Fortunati |
 | Edith Evans | ... | Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium) (as Dame Edith Evans) |
| Peggy Ashcroft | ... | Mother Mathilde (Africa) (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft) |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Dr. Van Der Mal |
| Mildred Dunnock | ... | Sister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants) |
| Beatrice Straight | ... | Mother Christophe (Sanatorium) |
| Patricia Collinge | ... | Sister William (convent teacher) |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Sister Eleanor |
| Ruth White | ... | Mother Marcella (School of Medicine) |
| Barbara O'Neil | ... | Mother Didyma (War-time Hospital) |
| Margaret Phillips | ... | Sister Pauline (medical student) |
| Patricia Bosworth | ... | Simone (postulant who changed her mind) |
| Colleen Dewhurst | ... | Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium) |
| Stephen Murray | ... | Chaplain (Father Andre) |
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149 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
UK:PG (tv rating) |
UK:U |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
USA:Approved (certificate #18979) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15
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An often-reported legend surrounding this movie is the story that Audrey Hepburn demanded a bidet be provided for her on location in the Congo. Hepburn always denied this, wondering how such an extravagance could even be hooked up in the Congo.
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Factual errors: When Sister Luke removes her wedding ring at the end of the movie, her nails are long and she is wearing clear nail polish, neither of which would have been allowed for a nun.
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Sister Luke:
You can cheat your sisters, but you cannot cheat yourself or God.
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Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Beauty and the Beast (#7.3)" (1991)
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Why did Gabrielle want to become a nun?What order did Sister Luke belong to?
Is "The Nun's Story" based on a book?
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The Nun's Story follows a young Belgian nun from her initial entry into the Order as a novitiate in 1930 until the occupation of Belgium by the Nazis in 1940. It details the rigors of the 18 month apprenticeship in a nunnery, through nursing school, to a hospital in the Belgian Congo, and then back to Belgium just prior to the outbreak of World War II.
It's a wonderful journey. Fred Zinneman, the actors, Franx Waxman, and everyone else associated with the making of The Nun's Story has created a near flawless cinematic masterpiece. My advice is to go to the classics section of your neighborhood video store and rent it. You won't be disappointed.