---
title: 'The Nun''s Story (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Zinnemann'
released: '1959-06-18'
runtime_minutes: 149
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nuns-story-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053131/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nun's Story (1959)

1959 · 149 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, and Dean Jagger. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme. The film tells the life of Gabrielle van der Mal, a young woman who decides to enter a convent and make the many sacrifices required by her choice.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-anderson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Henry Blanke](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-blanke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Planer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-planer)
- **Editor:** [Walter A. Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-a-thompson)

## Cast

- [Barbara O'Neil](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-o-neil)
- [Ruth White](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-white)
- [Audrey Hepburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-hepburn)
- [Lionel Jeffries](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-jeffries)
- [Peter Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-finch)
- [Dean Jagger](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-jagger)
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis)
- [Molly Urquhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-urquhart)
- [Mildred Dunnock](https://cinepixo.com/people/mildred-dunnock)
- [Gabriella Andreini](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-andreini)
- [Colleen Dewhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/colleen-dewhurst)
- [Ave Ninchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ave-ninchi)
- [Peggy Ashcroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-ashcroft)
- [Patricia Collinge](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-collinge)
- [Rosalie Crutchley](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalie-crutchley)

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