The Nun's Story (1959) - Movie

The Nun's Story (1959)
Willful and outspoken Gabrielle van der Mal (Audrey Hepburn), the daughter of a prominent Belgian surgeon (Dean Jagger), leaves her upper-class existence to become a nun. As Sister Luke, she is eventually sent to the Belgian Congo, where she excels as a nurse working with a skilled doctor (Peter Finch). However, her willingness to continue as a nun is challenged when her father...
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Release Date: July 18th, 1959

Not Yet Rated |2 hr 29 min

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Willful and outspoken Gabrielle van der Mal (Audrey Hepburn), the daughter of a prominent Belgian surgeon (Dean Jagger), leaves her upper-class existence to become a nun. As Sister Luke, she is eventually sent to the Belgian Congo, where she excels as a nurse working with a skilled doctor (Peter Finch). However, her willingness to continue as a nun is challenged when her father is killed by the Nazis, and she no longer feels that she can maintain the neutrality of her order.

Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Patricia Collinge

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Genres: Drama

Production Co: Warner Bros.

Distributors: MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.

Keywords: Transformation, Sacrifice, Melodramatic, Tense, Temptation, Doctor, 1940s, 1930s, Emotional

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