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This powerful biographical drama was the top-grossing film the year it was released, garnered eight Oscar nominations, and boasts one of the greatest performances by the legendary Audrey Hepburn. A young woman enters the convent and cares for the indigent in the Belgian Congo, but as World War II breaks out, her free spirit and hatred for the enemy make her question her calling to God. Co-starring Academy Award-winner Peter Finch ("Network") and Emmy-winner Colleen Dewhurst ("Murphy Brown"), in a performance Leonard Maltin calls "electrifying".

1959 · 2h 31m
Director Fred Zinnemann

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The Nun's Story

Drama

This powerful biographical drama was the top-grossing film the year it was released, garnered eight Oscar nominations, and boasts one of the greatest performances by the legendary Audrey Hepburn. A young woman enters the convent and cares for the indigent in the Belgian Congo, but as World War II breaks out, her free spirit and hatred for the enemy make her question her calling to God. Co-starring Academy Award-winner Peter Finch ("Network") and Emmy-winner Colleen Dewhurst ("Murphy Brown"), in a performance Leonard Maltin calls "electrifying".

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Average 8
Reviews 20
Fresh 17
Rotten 3

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1959
Run Time
2 hr 31 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 1958 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.