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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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Audrey HepburnSister Luke
- Peter FinchDr. Fortunati
- Edith EvansRev. Mother Emmanuel
- Peggy AshcroftMother Mathilde
- Dean JaggerDr. Hubert Van Der Mal
- Mildred DunnockSister Margharita
- Beatrice StraightMother Christophe
- Patricia CollingeSister William
- Rosalie CrutchleySister Eleanor
- Ruth WhiteMother Marcella
Crew
- Fred ZinnemannDirector
- Robert AndersonScreenplay
- Kathryn C. HulmeNovel
- Franz PlanerDirector of Photography
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Walter ThompsonEditor
- Henry BlankeProducer
- Fred ZinnemannProducer
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