Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on Kathryn C Hulme&s best selling novel The Nun&s Story is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls Audrey Hepburn portrays Sister Luke a nun whose life journey leads her to a much desired position as a surgical nurse in a Belgian Congo missionary hospital but who is tortured by self-doubt After she returns to her native Belgium World War II breaks out & she finds her commitment seriously tested; torn between the pull of the Resistance & the church&s neutrality Directed by four-time Academy Award winner Fred Zinnemann The Nun&s Story earned eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture Best Director & Best Actress Actors Audrey Hepburn Peter Finch Edith Evans Peggy Ashcroft Dean Jagger Mildred Dunnock Beatrice Straight Patricia Collinge Rosalie Crutchley Ruth White Barbara O& Neil Margaret Phillips Patricia Bosworth & Colleen Dewhurst Director Fred Zinnemann Certificate PGYear 1959 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 25 minutes (approx)