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The Nun's Story

Name: The Nun's Story
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-06-18
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger

Drama

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

Audrey HepburnPeter FinchEdith EvansPeggy AshcroftDean JaggerMildred DunnockBeatrice StraightPatricia CollingeRosalie CrutchleyRuth WhiteBarbara O'NeilMargaret Phillips

Director

Fred Zinnemann

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