The Nun's Story (1959)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Nun's Story |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1959-09-28 |
Cast
Audrey Hepburn
syster Luke, Gabrielle "Gaby" van der Mal
Peter Finch
doktor Fortunati
Edith Evans
moder Emmanuel
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography |
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| Music | |
| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director |
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| Second Unit Director | |
| Script Supervisor |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Orchestra Leader | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist |
Cast
| Audrey Hepburn | syster Luke, Gabrielle "Gaby" van der Mal | ||
| Peter Finch | doktor Fortunati | ||
| Edith Evans | moder Emmanuel | ||
| Peggy Ashcroft | moder Mathilde | ||
| Dean Jagger | doktor van Der Mal | ||
| Mildred Dunnock | syster Margharita | ||
| Beatrice Straight | moder Christophe | ||
| Patricia Collinge | syster William | ||
| Patricia Bosworth | Simone | ||
| Ruth White | moder Marcella | ||
| Barbara O'Neil | moder Katherine | ||
| Margaret Phillips | syster Pauline | ||
| Colleen Dewhurst | ärkeängeln | ||
| Stephen Murray | kaplan | ||
| Lionel Jeffries | doktor Goovaerts | ||
| Molly Urquhart | syster Augustine | ||
| Dorothy Alison | syster Aurelie | ||
| Niall MacGinnis | fader Vermeuhlen | ||
| Rosalie Crutchley | syster Eleanor | ||
| Eva Kotthaus | syster Marie | ||
| Orlando Martins | Kalulu | ||
| Jeanette Sterke | Louise, Gabrielles syster | ||
| Errol John | Illunga | ||
| Diana Lambert | Lisa | ||
| Orlando Martins | Kalulu | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Richard O'Sullivan | Pierre, Gabrielles bror | ||
| Marina Wolkonsky | Marie, Gabrielles syster | ||
| Penelope Horner | Jeanette Milonet | ||
| Lina Tartara Minora (as Angelina Tartara Conte) | nunna | ||
| Charles Lamb | Pascin, Simones far | ||
| Ave Ninchi | syster Bernard | ||
| Dorothea Hammond | en läsande novis | ||
| Stella Vitelleschi | stickande patient | ||
| Giuliana Cavallini | sångerska | ||
| Angela Wilson | postulant | ||
| Ludovico Bonhomme | biskop | ||
| Christine Teague | patient på sjukhusavdelningen | ||
| Margherita Horowitz | den kungörande nunnan | ||
| Gastone Aanstruther | biktfader | ||
| Dara Gavin | syster Ellen, medicinstuderande | ||
| Elfrida Simbari | syster Timothy, medicinstuderande | ||
| Tonio Selwart | läkare | ||
| Marcella Rovena | vansinnig kvinna | ||
| Edda Soligo | anglikansk nunna | ||
| Giovanna Galletti | syster Berthold | ||
| John Cortay | kolonisoldat | ||
| Cornelius Dumeer | fader André | ||
| Frank Singuineau | inföding | ||
| Gordon Heath | inföding | ||
| Olive Chapman | vit mor | ||
| Nona Medici | vit mor | ||
| Valeria Montesi | vit mor som svimmar | ||
| Peggy Jameson | nunna som läser meddelande | ||
| Harriet White | nunna som läser meddelande | ||
| Milly Monti | portvakt |
Companies
| Production Company | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | ||
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| Copyright | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 1959-07-04 | (LP16817) |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Warner Bros. Film AB | 1959 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 94587 |
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| Date | 1962-03-23 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3315 meters |
| Censorship number | 94587 |
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| Date | 1959-09-17 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4135 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | RCA Sound System |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in minutes | 149 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1958-01 | 1958-06 | |||||
| Cinecittà | Rome | Italy |
Release dates
| First showing | 1959-06-18 | New York City, New York | USA | |||
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| Other showing | 1959-06-25 | Los Angeles, Kalifornien | USA | |||
| Release in Sweden | 1959-09-28 | Rigoletto | Stockholm | Sweden | 151 min | |
| FIAF showing | 2007-08-02 | |||||
| 2007-08-22 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2007-09-11 |
Awards
| BAFTA | London | 1960 | Audrey Hepburn | (bästa brittiska skådespelerska/best British actress) |
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Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4119 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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