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The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, and Peggy Ashcroft. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the popular 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme. The film tells the life of Sister Luke (Hepburn), a young woman who decides to enter ...
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The Nun's Story: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft. 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.
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- Fred Zinnemann
- 1959-07-18
Jan 24, 2020 · Hepburn plays a young woman who joins a convent to become a nurse in the Congo, but faces challenges and doubts. The film explores the intersection of faith and the world, and Hepburn's acting range and complexity.
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.
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- Audrey Hepburn
- Fred Zinnemann
- Drama
The Nun's Story starred Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke. It was a critical and box-office success, and was nominated for eight oscars at the 32nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Hepburn's third nomination for Best Actress.
Audrey Hepburn is ethereal in 1959’s often overlooked “The Nun’s Story.” Made in the middle of her remarkable run of movies, “The Nun’s Story” follows Hepburn’s Sister Luke as she tries to...
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