Black Narcissus (1947) UK / Not Rated / 100 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins  more »
User Ratings: 7.9 (11,189 votes)  more »
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Summary: After opening a convent in the Himalayas, five nuns encounter conflict and tension - both with the natives and also within their own group - as they attempt to adapt to their remote, exotic surroundings.  more »
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Filmmakers: Michael Powell - Director / Writer / Producer, Emeric Pressburger - Director / Writer / Producer, Rumer Godden - Writer (adapted from the novel by), Jack Cardiff - Cinematographer, Brian Easdale - Composer, Alfred Junge - Production Designer, Reginald Mills - Editor  more »
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Deborah Kerr ... Sister Clodagh 4,406 
Flora Robson ... Sister Philippa 21,925 
Jenny Laird ... Sister Honey 71,501 
Judith Furse ... Sister Briony 45,502 

Kathleen Byron ... Sister Ruth 21,281