The Nun's Story
“From the very beginning, she was not like the others...”
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.
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Cast
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Audrey Hepburn
Sister Luke
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Fair Lady
Peter Finch
Dr. Fortunati
Known for
Network
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Edith Evans
Rev. Mother Emmanuel
Known for
Tom Jones
Scrooge
Peggy Ashcroft
Mother Mathilde
Known for
The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
Dean Jagger
Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
Known for
Game of Death
Vanishing Point
Mildred Dunnock
Sister Margharita
Known for
The Trouble with Harry
Baby Doll
Beatrice Straight
Mother Christophe
Known for
Poltergeist
Endless Love
Patricia Collinge
Sister William
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
The Little Foxes
Rosalie Crutchley
Sister Eleanor
Known for
The Haunting
Smiley's People
Ruth White
Mother Marcella
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Midnight Cowboy
Barbara O'Neil
Mother Didyma
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Secret Beyond the Door
Margaret Phillips
Sister Pauline
Also in
A Life of Her Own
King Lear
Fred Zinnemann Director · Robert Anderson Screenplay Kathryn C. Hulme Author
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $3.5M · United States release June 18, 1959
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$12,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin · Swahili
Release dates
United States · June 18, 1959
Theatrical
Brazil
May 26, 2006 · Physical · Warner Home mj.gov.br
France
September 16, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
November 3, 1959 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 28, 1959 · Theatrical
Japan
August 11, 1959 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 4, 1959 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 2, 1965 · Theatrical
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