Audrey Hepburn, Barbara O'Neil, Beatrice Straight

A young nun is sent to do nursing work in the Belgian Congo, but soon begins to doubt her vows and questions a life with the Convent, and instead joins the underground resistance movement against the ...( read more  read more... )Nazis during World War II.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 29 min.

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann

Release Date: January 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: April 4, 2006

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  • March 1, 2008
    Having been raised in a Catholic School, this paints a pretty accurate pic of nuns -- I'm sorry she left, because she had more common sense than all the others
  • December 12, 2006
    So very long, but it was alright besides.
  • July 26, 2009
    I'm not christian but i like this movie and the struggle in nun's life.
  • July 16, 2009
    un poco larga.. pero hermosa y simbolica pelicula..
  • June 19, 2009
    Fantastic movie of convent life as it used to be
  • June 10, 2009
    (1959 Director: Fred Zinnemann) Excellent role for Audrey Hepburn who won a BAFTA award for her portrayal of Sister Luke, daughter of a famous surgeon. Sister Luke just shortly prior to the start of World War II travels to Africa and becomes the surgical nurse assisting their Su...( read more)rgeon (Peter Finch-who won a BAFTA Best Actor nomination) whom she meets while assigned to a convent/hospital in the Congo Republic. Sister Luke replaces a nun who contracted tuberculosis. No antibiotics yet (pre WW II) so that nun was forced to return to Belgium, a better climate to improve her chances against TB. During her stay in the Congo, Sister Luke also contracts tuberculosis, but through the support and tenderness of the Congonese and her hospital sheovercomes it. The selfless devotion of those in her Catholic Order are admirable.

    This film is a snapshot of an earlier time period portrayed convincingly by all. The film received nominations in 1960 for Academy Awards for best cinematography, best sound, best writing adapted screenplay and Golden Globe nominations.
  • March 30, 2009
    This movie showed Audey's talent. She was one of the best potrayal of nun. This story revolves around the conflict of the heart, between the interest of the church and the common good. The movie wasn't so explicit yet it does argue the church in way was revolutionary in its time ...( read more)for a movie.
  • January 19, 2009
    talk about your religious epics...not quite as grandiose as certain Charlton Heston projects from the same period, but equally as engaging and detail-oriented. even as long as this film was, I thought the character development could have been a little bit stronger. like many cl...( read more)assic religious pieces, the story and message of this film is both timeless and sorely lacking in cinema today. loved Hepburn as always, and it was also kind of fun seeing her getting back to her Belgian roots.

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