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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.

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Year

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 8 Oscars. 11 wins & 24 nominations total

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Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)

Dr. Fortunati

Rev. Mother Emmanuel (Belgium)

Mother Mathilde (Africa)

Dr. van der Mal

Sister Margharita (Mistress of Postulants)

Mildred Dunnock

Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)

Beatrice Straight

Sister William (Convent Teacher)

Patricia Collinge

Sister Eleanor

Rosalie Crutchley

Mother Marcella (School of Medicine)

Mother Didyma (Wartime Hospital)

Sister Pauline (Medical Student)

Margaret Phillips

Simone (Postulant who changed her mind)

Patricia Bosworth

Archangel Gabriel (Sanatorium)

Colleen Dewhurst

Chaplain (Father Andre)

Dr. Goovaerts (School of Tropical Medicine)

Lionel Jeffries

Father Vermeuhlen (Leprosarium)

Niall MacGinnis

Sister Marie (Sanatorium)

Sister Augustine (Africa)

Sister Aurelie (Martyred Nurse, Africa)

Louise (Gabrielle's Sister)

Jeanette Sterke

Illunga (African Convert)

Lisa (the Resistance)

Kalulu (African Servant)

Orlando Martins

Gabriella Andreini

Bishop

Ludovice Bonhomme

Grazia De Rossi

Giovanna Galletti

Sister Ellen

Jeanette Milonet

Penelope Horner

Pascin

Sister Bernard

Pierre (Gabrielle's Brother)

Richard O'Sullivan

Sister Timothy

Elfride Simbari

Murderer of Sister Aurelie

Frank Singuineau

Marie (Gabrielle's Sister)

Marina Wolkonsky

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Sister Luke Rev. Mother Emmanuel Sister Luke (gabrielle Van Der Mal)Illunga Mother Christophe (sanatorium)

Well, are we off? - The Nun's Story

Well, are we off?

There. - The Nun's Story

Now, Louise, I left some things
upstairs for you and Marie. - The Nun's Story

Now, Louise, I left some things upstairs for you and Marie.

Take good care of Father. - The Nun's Story

Take good care of Father.

- Dr. Van der Mal?
- Yes? - The Nun's Story

- Dr. Van der Mal? - Yes?

Goodbye, Father. I'll miss you. - The Nun's Story

Goodbye, Father. I'll miss you.

Gabrielle, your number is 1,072. - The Nun's Story

Gabrielle, your number is 1,072.

We do this to attract
a sister's attention. - The Nun's Story

We do this to attract a sister's attention.

In walking, dear
children, we never saunter... - The Nun's Story

In walking, dear children, we never saunter...

Tomorrow, in the chapter hall... - The Nun's Story

Tomorrow, in the chapter hall...

What do you ask, my children? - The Nun's Story

What do you ask, my children?

The postulant will learn strict
obedience to the bell... - The Nun's Story

The postulant will learn strict obedience to the bell...

Go, my children... - The Nun's Story

Go, my children...

Yvonne Duval will be known
as Sister Marie Sebastian. - The Nun's Story

Yvonne Duval will be known as Sister Marie Sebastian.

Gabrielle Van der Mal will
be known as Sister Luke. - The Nun's Story

Gabrielle Van der Mal will be known as Sister Luke.

You're blushing. - The Nun's Story

You're blushing.

I say my culpa for breaking
the rule of obedience... - The Nun's Story

I say my culpa for breaking the rule of obedience...

I proclaim myself and Sister Luke... - The Nun's Story

I proclaim myself and Sister Luke...

Mother, I will try to correct
myself with the grace of God. - The Nun's Story

Mother, I will try to correct myself with the grace of God.

Dear Lord... - The Nun's Story

Pride has not been burned out of me - The Nun's Story

Pride has not been burned out of me

"I, Gabrielle Van der
Mal, known as Sister Luke... - The Nun's Story

"I, Gabrielle Van der Mal, known as Sister Luke...

That is the bacille de
Koch that causes tuberculosis. - The Nun's Story

That is the bacille de Koch that causes tuberculosis.

You have heard our phrase Do good and disappear - The Nun's Story

You have heard our phrase Do good and disappear

How can I know God wants this from me? - The Nun's Story

How can I know God wants this from me?

- Good morning, Sister Luke.
- Good morning, Doctor. - The Nun's Story

- Good morning, Sister Luke. - Good morning, Doctor.

You may take your time with
this question, Sister. - The Nun's Story

You may take your time with this question, Sister.

They will be found in the... - The Nun's Story

They will be found in the...

In the tsetse fly, the
trypanosomes will be found... - The Nun's Story

In the tsetse fly, the trypanosomes will be found...

I have good news. - The Nun's Story

I have good news.

Perhaps Reverend Mother feels you
are not yet ready for the Congo. - The Nun's Story

Perhaps Reverend Mother feels you are not yet ready for the ...

Everything they do is
to be accepted as normal. - The Nun's Story

Everything they do is to be accepted as normal.

These are the cells for
our most dangerous patients. - The Nun's Story

These are the cells for our most dangerous patients.

We try to approach even
our most dangerous cases... - The Nun's Story

We try to approach even our most dangerous cases...

- Yes?
- I am so thirsty. - The Nun's Story

- Yes? - I am so thirsty.

Oh, God. - The Nun's Story

There is no resting place - The Nun's Story

There is no resting place

"I, Sister Luke... - The Nun's Story

"I, Sister Luke...

I declare you from today... - The Nun's Story

I declare you from today...

Don't be proud of me, Father. - The Nun's Story

Don't be proud of me, Father.

Where's Mother Mathilde - The Nun's Story

Where's Mother Mathilde

Drums tell your arrival, Mama Augustine. - The Nun's Story

Drums tell your arrival, Mama Augustine.

What are the drums saying, Kalulu? - The Nun's Story

What are the drums saying, Kalulu?

Sister Luke... - The Nun's Story

We call her the Novice. - The Nun's Story

We call her the Novice.

I'm afraid she's too fast for me... - The Nun's Story

I'm afraid she's too fast for me...

We're only beginning to persuade them to
come to hospital to have their babies. - The Nun's Story

We're only beginning to persuade them to come to hospit...

- Sister.
- Sister. - The Nun's Story

- Sister. - Sister.

One of the nurses here got
TB and we had to send her home. - The Nun's Story

One of the nurses here got TB and we had to send her home.

- Good morning, Mama Mathilde.
- Ilunga, this is Sister Luke. - The Nun's Story

- Good morning, Mama Mathilde. - Ilunga, this is Sister Luke...

These boys had better
be trained to do... - The Nun's Story

These boys had better be trained to do...

Don't you faint on me. - The Nun's Story

Don't you faint on me.

When you've been at this
longer, I'll explain what I was doing. - The Nun's Story

When you've been at this longer, I'll explain what...

- Good morning, Reverend Mother.
- Good morning. - The Nun's Story

- Good morning, Reverend Mother. - Good morning.

I had a telephone call from
the Bishop last night. - The Nun's Story

I had a telephone call from the Bishop last night.

I've failed you, Reverend Mother. - The Nun's Story

I've failed you, Reverend Mother.

Sister, the mission just called. - The Nun's Story

Sister, the mission just called.

Call one of the town
doctors for surgery immediately. - The Nun's Story

Call one of the town doctors for surgery immediately.

- Is the leg very bad?
- It's shattered. - The Nun's Story

- Is the leg very bad? - It's shattered.

They can't reach a doctor. I left
one of the boys to keep trying. - The Nun's Story

They can't reach a doctor. I left one of the boys to ke...

I'd like to save you from the sin of
pride, Sister, but I'm afraid I can't. - The Nun's Story

I'd like to save you from the sin of pride, Sister, but...

Mother Mathilde and
Sister Aurelie assisted me. - The Nun's Story

Mother Mathilde and Sister Aurelie assisted me.

Father Vermeuhlen was one of the
first missionaries in the Congo. - The Nun's Story

Father Vermeuhlen was one of the first missionaries in the C...

It's a makeshift, but at
least they're being cared for. - The Nun's Story

It's a makeshift, but at least they're being cared...

Reverend Mother, I'm
sorry to ask again... - The Nun's Story

Reverend Mother, I'm sorry to ask again...

What are we going to do about you? - The Nun's Story

What are we going to do about you?

You comfort your patients by
listening to their troubles. - The Nun's Story

You comfort your patients by listening to their troubles.

I don't know what to
do, Doctor. I have TB. - The Nun's Story

I don't know what to do, Doctor. I have TB.

I'm ready. - The Nun's Story

And again. - The Nun's Story

Now cough. - The Nun's Story

We're lucky, Sister. - The Nun's Story

We're lucky, Sister.

You can stand the gold treatment. - The Nun's Story

You can stand the gold treatment.

Come in. - The Nun's Story

This reminds me of a tree
house that I had when I... - The Nun's Story

This reminds me of a tree house that I had when I...

Anything you want, you ask for it. - The Nun's Story

Anything you want, you ask for it.

Refuse nothing. Ask for nothing. - The Nun's Story

Refuse nothing. Ask for nothing.

Thank you, Mother. - The Nun's Story

Thank you, Mother.

At least he's curious. - The Nun's Story

At least he's curious.

I'm afraid not this year. - The Nun's Story

I'm afraid not this year.

You spoil them, Sister. - The Nun's Story

You spoil them, Sister.

Ilunga, help me lift her. - The Nun's Story

Ilunga, help me lift her.

Ilunga. - The Nun's Story

Tell the boys we hope they'll
all come to chapel Christmas Eve. - The Nun's Story

Tell the boys we hope they'll all come to chapel Christ...

I'm coming back, you beautiful thing. - The Nun's Story

I'm coming back, you beautiful thing.

Come in, Mama Luke. - The Nun's Story

Come in, Mama Luke.

Dear Lord, help me to
detach from these memories. - The Nun's Story

Dear Lord, help me to detach from these memories.

Suppose you're detained in
the Mother House indefinitely? - The Nun's Story

Suppose you're detained in the Mother House indefinitel...

But there is an important
post as Assistant in Surgery... - The Nun's Story

But there is an important post as Assistant in Surgery...

"Brussels fell to the enemy today. - The Nun's Story

"Brussels fell to the enemy today.

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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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Director: Fred Zinnemann

Writer: Robert Anderson, Kathryn Hulme

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: drama

Year: 1959

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Jul 1959

Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. 11 wins & 24 nominations total

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