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Black Narcissus

A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.

1947 · NR · 1h 40m

Directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell

7.5

TMDB audience score
589 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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
    Sister Clodagh

  • Sabu
    The Young General

  • David Farrar
    Mr. Dean

  • Flora Robson
    Sister Philippa

  • Esmond Knight
    The Old General

  • Jean Simmons
    Kanchi

  • Kathleen Byron
    Sister Ruth

  • Jenny Laird
    Sister Honey

  • Judith Furse
    Sister Briony

  • May Hallatt
    Angu Ayah

  • Eddie Whaley Jr.
    Joseph Anthony

  • Shaun Noble
    Con

  • Nancy Roberts
    Mother Dorothea

  • Ley On
    Phuba

  • Joan Cozier
    Girl in Classroom (uncredited)

  • Maxwell Foster
    Clodagh's Father in Flashback (uncredited)

  • Margaret Scudamore
    Clodagh's Grandmother in Flashback (uncredited)

  • Helen Debroy Summers
    Clodagh's Mother in Flashback (uncredited)