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The Nun's Story

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The Nun's Story (1959)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 6  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.5/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 31 mins

Synopsis: A young nun dedicated to medical work in the African Congo and in World War II Belgium struggles to reconcile her independent spirit to the rigors and humility of a religious life. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Audrey Hepburn, Best... A young nun dedicated to medical work in the African Congo and in World War II Belgium struggles to reconcile her independent spirit to the rigors and humility of a religious life. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Audrey Hepburn, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: Robert Anderson
Composer: Franz Waxman

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 4, 2006

[DVD Details]
  • Nun's Story, The
  • 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.
  • Source: Warner Home Video

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    Gabiz 05/09/08
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    gillianren 12/29/07
    80%
    So I'm given to understand that the whole "becoming a nun" process is totally different now, but I'm not entirely sure... More
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    virusts 07/08/07
    70%
    Audrey Hepburn is fantastic. The film could of been so much better if it would go a little farther but it doesn't but thats... More
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    Aeon 07/12/06
    60%
    Audrey Hepburn stars as Sister Luke, postulant of a Belgian order of nuns. Though frequently disillusioned in her... More
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    jazza923 08/11/05
    80%
    OUTSTANDING DRAMA, WITH ONE OF AUDREY HEPBURN'S GREATEST PERFORMANCES. VERY INTERESTING STORY, VERY THOUGHTFULLY... More
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    hereinmyhead 08/02/05
    70%
    It is funny that in 1959 this was the highest grossing movie for Warner Bros. It is funnt because just think how many... More
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