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The Nun's Story

Movie · 1959 · 149 min

A quiet, serious, and emotionally rich journey of faith and self-discovery, anchored by a luminous performance.

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1959 film by Fred Zinnemann
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Year
1959
Runtime
149 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • hospital
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Written by
Robert Anderson
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Peggy Ashcroft, Edith Evans, Dean Jagger, Beatrice Straight, Colleen Dewhurst, Barbara O'Neil
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
149 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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