The Nun's Story (1959)
From the very beginning, she was not like the others...
149 min
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.
- Release date
- June 18, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Franz Waxman
- Budget
- $3,500,000
- Box office
- $12,800,000
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Main Title / Gaby and Her Fatherinstrumental4:48
- Leavinginstrumental1:25
- Gaby Enters the Conventinstrumental3:02
- Goodbyeinstrumental4:12
- New Homeinstrumental1:36
- First Day / Mother Superiorinstrumental2:44
- Sister Lukeinstrumental1:18
- I Accuse Myselfinstrumental2:00
- Haircutting / Gran Coroinstrumental3:50
- Penanceinstrumental1:45
- Angel Gabrielinstrumental2:55
- Departure and the Congoinstrumental3:01
Cast
- Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
- Peter Finch as Dr. Fortunati
- Edith Evans as Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)
- Peggy Ashcroft as Mother Mathilde (Africa)
- Dean Jagger as Dr. van der Mal
- Mildred Dunnock as Sister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants)
- Beatrice Straight as Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
- Patricia Collinge as Sister William (Convent Teacher)
- Rosalie Crutchley as Sister Eleanor
- Ruth White as Mother Marcella (School of Medicine)
- Barbara O'Neil as Mother Didyma
- Margaret Phillips as Sister Pauline
- Patricia Bosworth as Simone
- Colleen Dewhurst as Dangerous Hospital Patient
- Stephen Murray as Chaplain
- Lionel Jeffries as Dr. Goovaerts
- Niall MacGinnis as Father Vermeuhlen
- Eva Kotthaus as Sister Marie
- Molly Urquhart as Sister Augustine
- Dorothy Alison as Sister Aurelie
- Jeanette Sterke as Louise
- Errol John as Illunga
- Orlando Martins as Kalulu
- Penelope Horner as Jeanette Milonet (uncredited)
- Charles Lamb as Pascin (uncredited)
- Ave Ninchi as Sister Bernard (uncredited)
- Richard O'Sullivan as Pierre (uncredited)
- Frank Singuineau as Murderer of Sister Aurelie (uncredited)
- Elsa Albani as (uncredited)
Crew
- Fred Zinnemann · Director
- Robert Anderson · Writer
- Kathryn Hulme · Writer
- Henry Blanke · Producer
- Franz Waxman · Composer
- Franz Planer · Cinematographer
- Walter Thompson · Editor