The Nun's Story poster
Director Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay Robert Anderson

The Nun's Story

Drama1959

Tagline: From the very beginning, she was not like the others...

Release Date: 1959-06-18

Duration: 151 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Audrey Hepburn
    Sister Luke
  • Beatrice Straight
    Mother Christophe
  • Peggy Ashcroft
    Mother Mathilde
  • Lionel Jeffries
    Dr. Goovaerts
  • Dean Jagger
    Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
  • Richard O'Sullivan
    Pierre (uncredited)
  • Ruth White
    Mother Marcella
  • Ave Ninchi
    Sister Bernard (uncredited)
  • Niall MacGinnis
    Father Vermeuhlen
  • Colleen Dewhurst
    Dangerous Hospital Patient