Black Narcissus (1947)1h40
Drama
Director Michael Powell (7.5 avg)
Also directed Peeping Tom, The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, and 51 more
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
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Cast
Deborah Kerr
Sabu
David Farrar
Flora Robson
Esmond Knight
Jean Simmons
Kathleen Byron
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