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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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Summary

The Nun's Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,634 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4]
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann[5]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Anderson[6]
  • Composer: Franz Waxman[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], biographical film[9]
  • Cast member: Audrey Hepburn[10], Peter Finch[11], Edith Evans[12], Peggy Ashcroft[13], Mildred Dunnock[14], Dean Jagger[15], Gabriella Andreini[16], Barbara O'Neil[17], Ave Ninchi[18], Beatrice Straight[19], Patricia Collinge[20], Colleen Dewhurst[21], Lionel Jeffries[22], Niall MacGinnis[23]
  • Producer: Henry Blanke[24]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Warner Bros. Pictures[26]
  • Director of photography: Franz Planer[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: The Nun's Story (film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[31], 85%[32], 78/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: June 18, 1959[36], July 18, 1959[37], July 23, 1959[38], August 22, 1959[39], August 28, 1959[40], September 16, 1959[41], September 28, 1959[42], October 2, 1959[43], October 3, 1959[44], November 3, 1959[45], November 4, 1959[46], November 6, 1959[47], February 1, 1960[48], March 29, 1960[49]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[50], Netflix[51], Fandango at Home[52]
  • Narrative location: Belgium[53]
  • Filming location: Bruges[54]
  • Film editor: Walter A. Thompson[55]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[56], Academy Award for Best Actress[57], Academy Award for Best Director[58], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[59], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[60], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[61], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[62], Academy Award for Best Sound[63], Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[64]

Why It Matters

The Nun's Story has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

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].

Related Entities

Audrey Hepburn Barbara O'Neil Beatrice Straight Belgium Bruges Colleen Dewhurst Dean Jagger Edith Evans film Fred Zinnemann Netflix Peggy Ashcroft Peter Finch United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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