The Nun's Story
From the very beginning, she was not like the others...
1959 | 151m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
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| Writer: | Kathryn C. Hulme, Robert Anderson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 18, 1959 |
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| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
| Writer: | Kathryn C. Hulme, Robert Anderson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | nurse, missionary, nun, belgium, world war ii, congo, sanitarium, female protagonist, hospital, tuberculosis, convent (nunnery), thinness, obedience |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $12,800,000
Budget: $3,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Patricia Bosworth | Simone |
| Colleen Dewhurst | Dangerous Hospital Patient |
| Stephen Murray | Chaplain |
| Lionel Jeffries | Dr. Goovaerts |
| Niall MacGinnis | Father Vermeuhlen |
| Eva Kotthaus | Sister Marie |
| Molly Urquhart | Sister Augustine |
| Dorothy Alison | Sister Aurelie |
| Jeanette Sterke | Louise |
| Errol John | Illunga |
| Diana Lambert | Lisa |
| Orlando Martins | Kalulu |
| Penelope Horner | Jeanette Milonet (uncredited) |
| Charles Lamb | Pascin (uncredited) |
| Ave Ninchi | Sister Bernard (uncredited) |
| Richard O'Sullivan | Pierre (uncredited) |
| Frank Singuineau | Murderer of Sister Aurelie (uncredited) |
| Elsa Albani | (uncredited) |
| Gabriella Andreini | (uncredited) |
| Juan Aymerich | (uncredited) |
| Grazia De Rossi | (uncredited) |
| Giovanna Galletti | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fred Zinnemann | Director |
| Franz Waxman | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Bernard Vorhaus | Assistant Director |
| Sergio Leone | Assistant Director |
| Léo L. Fuchs | Still Photographer |
| Kathryn C. Hulme | Novel |
| Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Robert Anderson | Screenplay |
| Maurice Barnathan | Set Decoration |
| Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Julien Derode | Production Manager |
| Elaine Schreyeck | Script Supervisor |
| Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Chuck Hansen | Production Manager |
| Goffredo Bellisario | Camera Operator |
| Marie-Louise Habets | Technical Advisor |
| Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Grazia De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Italo Tomassi | Art Department Manager |
| Robert J. Miller | Sound Recordist |
| Christian Ferry | Location Manager |
| Orazio Tassara | Production Manager |
| Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| Sam Zebba | Second Unit |
| Stanley Browne | Technical Advisor |
| Alexandre Trauner | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Zinnemann | Producer |
| Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Audrey Hepburn | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Lilia Skala | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Eva Marie Saint | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Peggy Ann Garner | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Peggy Wood | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Lilia Skala | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 17 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 9 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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