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The Nun's Story

Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Gabrielle van der Mal enters a convent as a nursing postulant, but she is frequently at odds with her superiors as she can't help putting care for the patients above her obedience to the order. Show more

Contributors

Sister Luke:
Audrey Hepburn
Dr. Fortunati:
Peter Finch
Reverend Mother Emmanuel:
Edith Evans
Mother Mathilde:
Peggy Ashcroft
Dr. Van Der Mal:
Dean Jagger
Sister Margharita:
Mildred Dunnock
Mother Christophe:
Beatrice Straight
Sister William:
Patricia Collinge
Sister Eleanor:
Rosalie Crutchley
Mother Marcella:
Ruth White
Archangel Gabriel:
Colleen Dewhurst
Producer:
Henry Blanke

Genres

Formats

BBC Four HD

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