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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 ...
A film about a Belgian nun's struggle with her vows and faith in Africa and World War II. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- Fred Zinnemann
- 116
- 3 min
The Nun's Story is a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. It was a Book of the Month selection and reached #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
- Kathryn Hulme
- 1956
Jan 24, 2020 · A review of 1959's "The Nun's Story", a film about a young woman who joins an order of nuns in 1930s Belgium and faces challenges of faith, love and war. The reviewer praises Hepburn's performance as Gabrielle van der Mal, a driven and complex character who struggles with her identity and purpose. The film explores the intersection of faith and the world, race and imperialism, and women's empowerment.
A biographical film about Sister Luke, a Belgian nun who struggles with her vows and faith in the Congo and World War II. See the plot summaries, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this classic drama.
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...
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Story of Gabrielle Van Der Mal, who gives up everything to become a nun, facing incredible odds in the Congo and then at the mother house in France at the outbreak of World War II. 1,887 IMDb 7.5 2 h 31 min 1959. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Military and War · Cerebral · Compelling. Available to rent or buy.
