The Nun's Story

1959 film by Fred Zinnemann
Movie film Q781608
The Nun's Story
Warner Bros. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Nun's Story

Summary

The Nun's Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Nun's Story received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Nun's Story received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].
  • The Nun's Story's image is recorded as Audrey Hepburn The Nun's Story.jpg[5].
  • The Nun's Story's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Nun's Story's director is recorded as Fred Zinnemann[7].
  • The Nun's Story's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Anderson[8].
  • The Nun's Story's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[9].
  • The Nun's Story's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Nun's Story's genre is recorded as film based on literature[11].
  • The Nun's Story's genre is recorded as biographical film[12].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Audrey Hepburn[13].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Peter Finch[14].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Edith Evans[15].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Peggy Ashcroft[16].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Mildred Dunnock[17].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Dean Jagger[18].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Gabriella Andreini[19].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Barbara O'Neil[20].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Ave Ninchi[21].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Beatrice Straight[22].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Patricia Collinge[23].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Colleen Dewhurst[24].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[25].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Niall MacGinnis[26].
  • The Nun's Story's cast member is recorded as Rosalie Crutchley[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Nun's Story's producer is recorded as Henry Blanke[28]. Its director is recorded as Fred Zinnemann[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Robert Anderson[8]. Cast members include Audrey Hepburn[13], Peter Finch[14], Edith Evans[15], Peggy Ashcroft[16], Mildred Dunnock[17], and Dean Jagger[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1959-06-18T00:00:00Z[29], +1959-07-18T00:00:00Z[30], +1959-07-23T00:00:00Z[31], +1959-08-22T00:00:00Z[32], +1959-08-28T00:00:00Z[33], and +1959-09-16T00:00:00Z[34]. The Nun's Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include drama film[10], film based on literature[11], and biographical film[12].

Reception

Awards received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], a film award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], a class of award[39], in United States[40]. Reviews include 7.5/10[41], 85%[42], and 78/100[43].

Why It Matters

The Nun's Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did The Nun's Story receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] . wikidata.org.
  30. [43] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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