The Nun's Story
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.
Critics Sentiment
Sister Luke has heartbreaking reunion with her father after years apart
Sister Luke learns the Nazis have killed her father
The film drops sharply from the heartbreaking father reunion scene to the devastating news of his death by the Nazis, a 3.0 point decline that represents Sister Luke's final spiritual crisis.
The film maintains consistently high praise through the detailed convent training and Congo sequences, with critics particularly loving the first half's tact and integrity. The emotional peak comes with Sister Luke's reunion with her father, followed by a dramatic fall when she learns of his murder, before rising again for the powerfully moving conclusion that left audiences in stunned silence.
Full cast
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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
Crew
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