1959 · 2h 29m · Drama
The Nun's Story
Directed byFred Zinnemann
IMDb
7.5
12.9K votes
Metacritic
78
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Rotten Tomatoes
85%
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Released Jul 18, 1959 by Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Critics (Metacritic)78
Audience (IMDb x 10)75
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Top billed
Cast
- Audrey HepburnSister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
- Peter FinchDr. Fortunati
- Edith EvansRev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)
- Peggy AshcroftMother Mathilde (Africa)
- Dean JaggerDr. van der Mal
- Mildred DunnockSister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants)
- Beatrice StraightMother Christophe (Sanatorium)
- Patricia CollingeSister William (Convent Teacher)
- Rosalie CrutchleySister Eleanor
- Ruth WhiteMother Marcella (School of Medicine)
Crew
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writers
- Robert AndersonKathryn Hulme
- Music
- Franz Waxman
- Cinematography
- Franz Planer
- Editing
- Walter Thompson
- Producers
- Henry Blanke
8 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1960Audrey Hepburn
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1960Henry Blanke, Producer
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960Robert Anderson
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1960Fred Zinnemann
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1960Walter Thompson
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1960Franz Waxman
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1960Franz Planer
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1960Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
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