The Singing Nun (1966)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

John Furia (story)
Sally Benson (writer) ...

Release Date:

2 April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

GOT A HEART? Here's the picture for it!

Plot:

A Belgian nun, Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls like...

Plot Keywords:

Nun | Singing Nun | Convent | Priest | Recording Studio

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins

Cast

Debbie Reynolds	...	Sister Ann
Ricardo Montalban	...	Father Clementi
Greer Garson	...	Mother Prioress
Agnes Moorehead	...	Sister Cluny
Chad Everett	...	Robert Gerarde
Katharine Ross	...	Nicole Arlien
Ed Sullivan	...	Himself
Juanita Moore	...	Sister Mary
Ricky Cordell	...	Dominic Arlien
Michael Pate	...	Mr. Arlien
Tom Drake	...	Fitzpatrick
Larry D. Mann	...	Mr. Duvries
Charles Robinson	...	Marauder
Monique Montaigne	...	Sister Michele
Joyce Vanderveen	...	Sister Elise

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:11

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Loosely based on the true story of Soeur Sourire, who had a #1 pop hit in America with "Dominique". Unfortunately, the lovable nun was a one-hit wonder whose life did not continue happily after her brief blush of chart success. After leaving the church for a full-time music career, she ran into heavy financial problems and eventually took her own life.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, Sister Ann nearly runs into a horse-drawn cart. She straps her suitcase vertically to the rear of the scooter, but as she rides down the street in Ghent, the suitcase is strapped on lying on its side. When she arrives at the Convent, she removes the suitcase, now strapped vertically once again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Bart's Friend Falls in Love (#3.23)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Raindrops

Strictly for nun-addicts; all others outta the way!

She sings, she's feisty, she rides a scooter, she plays guitar! Debbie Reynolds dimples her way through super simplistic comedy-drama about a nun who inadvertently becomes a pop star. Based on a real-life Belgian nun who had a hit with "Dominique" (and subsequently left the church and took her own life), the film is so forgettable, your mind may flush it away before it is even over. Solid cast includes Katharine Ross, Chad Everett and Agnes Moorehead, but the "spiritual notes" are terribly phony--phonier than those in "The Sound of Music" (which it hopes to emulate). It's obviously not as good as that film, nor "The Trouble With Angels", nor TV's "The Flying Nun". ** from ****