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Black Narcissus (1947)
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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. |
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Flora Robson | ... |
Sister Philippa
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Jenny Laird | ... |
Sister Honey
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Judith Furse | ... |
Sister Briony
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Sister Ruth
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| Esmond Knight | ... |
The Old General
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| Sabu | ... |
The Young General
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| David Farrar | ... |
Mr. Dean
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| Jean Simmons | ... |
Kanchi
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May Hallatt | ... |
Angu Ayah
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Eddie Whaley Jr. | ... |
Joseph Anthony
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Shaun Noble | ... |
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Nancy Roberts | ... |
Mother Dorothea
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Ley On | ... |
Phuba
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Sister Clodah is dispatched with four other nuns to establish a new convent far in the Himalayas. It's a difficult journey and their new house is a ramshackle old building on the edge of a cliff that had been abandoned by a religious Brotherhood many years before. They soon establish a school and an infirmary though the local General's agent, Mr. Dean, warns them against treating the deathly ill as they would no doubt be blamed if the patient doesn't recover. The location, the culture and the mountain air all begin to have a strange effect on the Sisters. Sister Clodagh, who is also on her first assignment as Sister Superior, begins to remember a romance she had as a young woman before entering the sisterhood. Another however, becomes obsessed with Mr. Dean, which leads to tragedy. Written by garykmcd
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A Story to Storm Your Heart! Drama at the top of the world ... where winds of the exotic past sweep men and women to strange and fascinating adventure... See more »Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le narcisse noir See more »Box Office
Budget:
£280,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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The Old General: [Now turning his attention to Ayah] You too. You will engage servants for them, and you will both look after them until they care to look after themselves.
Angu Ayah: What do they eat? How do I know what nuns eat?
The Old General: I have remembered that.
The Old General: [Toda Rai walks over to a screened opening that looks out over the courtyard, where his men are unloading advance provisions for the nuns, who are still on their way] Do you see that crate?
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Old Edwardian Carol
Music by Sir Richard Terry
New music by Brian Easdale See more »
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The much admired Himalayan scenery was all created in the studio (with glass shots and hanging miniatures). See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: An Australian kookaburra is heard laughing in a bamboo forest in the Himalayan foothills. See more »Quotes
The Old General: [Dictating his orders for welcoming the soon-to-arrive nuns] Mr. Dean! You will receive them for me, and you will do everything for them that they want doing.The Old General: [Now turning his attention to Ayah] You too. You will engage servants for them, and you will both look after them until they care to look after themselves.
Angu Ayah: What do they eat? How do I know what nuns eat?
The Old General: I have remembered that.
The Old General: [Toda Rai walks over to a screened opening that looks out over the courtyard, where his men are unloading advance provisions for the nuns, who are still on their way] Do you see that crate?
[...]
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Soundtracks
"Lullay My Liking"Old Edwardian Carol
Music by Sir Richard Terry
New music by Brian Easdale See more »
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