The Nun's Story (1959)

7.2/10 151 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Sister Luke

Peter Finch

Dr. Fortunati

Edith Evans

Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Peggy Ashcroft

Mother Mathilde

Dean Jagger

Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal

Mildred Dunnock

Sister Margharita

Beatrice Straight

Mother Christophe

Patricia Collinge

Sister William

Rosalie Crutchley

Sister Eleanor

Ruth White

Mother Marcella

Barbara O'Neil

Mother Didyma

Margaret Phillips

Sister Pauline

Colleen Dewhurst

Dangerous Hospital Patient

Stephen Murray

Chaplain

Lionel Jeffries

Dr. Goovaerts

Niall MacGinnis

Father Vermeuhlen

Eva Kotthaus

Sister Marie

Dorothy Alison

Sister Aurelie

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