
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.


“From the very beginning, she was not like the others...”
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.

Audrey Hepburn
Sister Luke

Peter Finch
Dr. Fortunati

Edith Evans
Rev. Mother Emmanuel

Peggy Ashcroft
Mother Mathilde

Dean Jagger
Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal

Mildred Dunnock
Sister Margharita

Beatrice Straight
Mother Christophe

Patricia Collinge
Sister William

Rosalie Crutchley
Sister Eleanor

Ruth White
Mother Marcella
The Nun's Story is a drama film released in 1959 exploring themes of nurse, nun, missionary, world war ii, congo, belgium. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans. 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.
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