The nun's story

Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 (director.). Blanke, Henry, 1901-1981 (producer.). Anderson, Robert, 1917-2009 (screenwriter.). Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993 (actor.). Finch, Peter, 1916-1977 (actor.). Evans, Edith, 1888-1976 (actor.). Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991 (actor.). Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991 (actor.). Dunnock, Mildred, (actor.). MacGinnis, Niall, 1913-1977 (actor.). Straight, Beatrice, (actor.). Collinge, Patricia, 1894-1974 (actor.). Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997 (actor.). White, Ruth, 1914-1969 (actor.). O'Neil, Barbara, 1910-1980 (actor.). Phillips, Margaret, 1923-1984 (actor.). Dewhurst, Colleen, (actor.). Murray, Stephen, 1912-1983 (actor.). Jeffries, Lionel, (actor.). Kotthaus, Eva, (actor.). Urquhart, Molly, 1906-1977 (actor.). Alison, Dorothy, 1925-1992 (actor.). Sterke, Jeanette, 1934- (actor.). John, Errol, 1924-1988 (actor.). Lambert, Diana, 1934-1996 (actor.). Martins, Orlando, 1899-1985 (actor.). Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (composer.). Planer, Franz E., 1894-1963 (cinematographer.). Thompson, Walter (Walter A.), (editor of moving image work.). Hulme, Kathryn 1900-1981 Nun's story. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Patricia Collinge, Rosalie Crutchley, Ruth White, Barbara O'Neil, Margaret Phillips, Patricia Bosworth, Colleen Dewhurst, Stephen Murray, Lionel Jeffries, Niall MacGinnis, Eva Kotthaus, Molly Urquhart, Dorothy Alison, Jeanette Sterke, Errol John, Diana Lambert, Orlando Martins. (Cast).

Summary: Audrey Hepburn portrays a nun whose life journey takes her from the staff of a mental asylum to a surgical nurse in the Belgian Congo. She returns to Belgium as WWII breaks out and is torn between the needs of the Resistance and the church's neutrality.

Item details

ISBN: 1419818627
ISBN: 9781419818622
ISBN: 1419824678
ISBN: 9781419824678
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen version.
Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Pictures, [1958]
Producer: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Pictures, [1958]
Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2005]
Copyright: ©1958

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from disc label. Based on the book by Kathryn C. Hulme. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. "Presented in a 'matted' widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. Series from box. Special feature: Theatrical trailer.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Franz Planer ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music, Franz Waxman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Patricia Collinge, Rosalie Crutchley, Ruth White, Barbara O'Neil, Margaret Phillips, Patricia Bosworth, Colleen Dewhurst, Stephen Murray, Lionel Jeffries, Niall MacGinnis, Eva Kotthaus, Molly Urquhart, Dorothy Alison, Jeanette Sterke, Errol John, Diana Lambert, Orlando Martins.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation (enhanced); Dolby Digital mono; dual layer format.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Award Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress (Hepburn), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Color Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Score, and Best Sound; New York Film Critics Awards for Best Actress (Hepburn) and Best Director; National Board of Review Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress (Evans).