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Black Narcissus (1947)
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Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 13
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 9.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Sister Clodagh leads four nuns on a trek through the Himalayan mountains to establish a school and hospital in a disused palace thousands of feet high on the edge of a cliff. But although the women... Sister Clodagh leads four nuns on a trek through the Himalayan mountains to establish a school and hospital in a disused palace thousands of feet high on the edge of a cliff. But although the women are able to endure the severe climatic conditions, they have trouble coping with the loneliness of life in such a remote region. Several of the sisters find that their commitment to a religious vocation has waned, and they must face up to the difficulties posed by impure thoughts and sexual temptation. [More]
Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Jean Simmons, Sabu
Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Jean Simmons, Sabu, Flora Robson, Kathleen Byron, Esmond Knight, Jenny Laird, May Hallatt, Judith Furse
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Producer: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Screenwriter: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Story: Rumer Godden
Composer: Brian Easdale
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