The Nun's Story

Director Fred Zinnemann's sensitive drama, adapted from Kathryn Hulme's novel, follows a Belgian doctor's daughter (Audrey Hepburn) who enters a convent in the late 1920s. After studying medicine, she works in a mental hospital before serving as a nurse in the Congo. She struggles with her faith when World War II begins and she's expected to remain neutral as the Nazis commit horrific atrocities across Europe. Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Mildred Dunnock, and Dean Jagger co-star. 152 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.