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  1. The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, and Peggy Ashcroft. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the popular 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme.

  2. A drama film about a Belgian nun who struggles with her vows and faith during World War II. Nominated for 8 Oscars, starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, and Edith Evans.

    • (12K)
    • Drama
    • Fred Zinnemann
    • 1959-07-18
  3. The Nun's Story is a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. It was a Book of the Month selection and reached #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

    • Kathryn Hulme
    • 1956
  4. Jan 24, 2020 · Hepburn plays a young woman who joins a convent to become a nurse in the Congo, but faces challenges and doubts in her faith and vocation. The film explores the intersection of faith and the world, and the toll of balancing them, in a historical context of World War II and colonialism.

  5. Willful and outspoken Gabrielle van der Mal (Audrey Hepburn), the daughter of a prominent Belgian surgeon (Dean Jagger), leaves her upper-class existence to become a nun.

    • (20)
    • Audrey Hepburn
    • Fred Zinnemann
    • Drama
  6. A Nun's Story resolves Sister Luke's conflict of faith in a way that doesn't soften the pain of real-life decisions. Back in Belgium when war breaks out, she finds herself compelled to defy The Church's order to remain strictly neutral under the German occupation.

  7. After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.