The Nun's Story (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Fred Zinnemann |
| Producer(s) | Henry Blanke, Fred Zinnemann (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns, World War II |
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The Nun's Story Overview:
The Nun's Story (1959) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Fred Zinnemann and Henry Blanke.
Academy Awards 1959 --- Ceremony Number 32 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Franz Planer | Nominated |
| Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Walter Thompson | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Franz Waxman | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Henry Blanke, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Robert Anderson | Nominated |
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Rev. Mother Emmanuel:
Do good, then disappear.
[after a nun has been beaten to death by a crazed native]
Illunga: If such a death happened with us, Mama Luke, we would tie the murderer to a pole and cut his body for fish bait.
Sister Luke: But we would not. We have been taught to forgive.
[kneeling in prayer after offering to help the Belgian Underground]
Sister Luke: Dear Lord, forgive me, I cannot obey anymore. What I do from now on is between You and me alone.
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[after a nun has been beaten to death by a crazed native]
Illunga: If such a death happened with us, Mama Luke, we would tie the murderer to a pole and cut his body for fish bait.
Sister Luke: But we would not. We have been taught to forgive.
[kneeling in prayer after offering to help the Belgian Underground]
Sister Luke: Dear Lord, forgive me, I cannot obey anymore. What I do from now on is between You and me alone.
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Facts about
The film was based on the novel of the same name, that told the story of the real-life "Sister Luke," Marie-Louise Habets. In the film, Audrey Hepburn's sisters (siblings) were named Marie and Louise.
A patient in the Congo hospital has lines in just one scene; when it was necessary to dub over his line, it was spoken by Dean Jagger.
The film was shot on location in Rome, Bruges, Stanleyville and a real leper colony in the Congo.
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A patient in the Congo hospital has lines in just one scene; when it was necessary to dub over his line, it was spoken by Dean Jagger.
The film was shot on location in Rome, Bruges, Stanleyville and a real leper colony in the Congo.
read more facts about The Nun's Story...
