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The Nun's Story

1959 · Released · 149 min · United States · English

Drama Biographical

The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, and Dean Jagger. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme. The film tells the life of Gabrielle van der Mal, a young woman who decides to enter a convent and make the many sacrifices required by her choice. The film is a relatively faithful adaptation of the novel, which was based on the life of Belgian nun Marie Louise Habets. Latter portions of the film were shot on location in the Belgian Congo and feature Finch as a cynical but caring surgeon.

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Also known as

Deutsch
Geschichte einer Nonne
Español
Historia de una monja
Français
Au risque de se perdre
Italiano
La storia di una monaca
日本語
尼僧物語
한국어
파계
Polski
Historia zakonnicy

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