actor

Black Narcissus

75 %|May 26, 1947|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Emeric Pressburger
Director
Michael Powell
Writer
Michael Powell
Director
George R. Busby
Producer
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Rumer Godden
Novel
Reginald Mills
Editor
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer

Watch it on Stream!

actor
actor
actor
actor

Cast

actor
Deborah Kerr
Sister Clodagh
actor
David Farrar
Mr. Dean
actor
Flora Robson
Sister Philippa
actor
Kathleen Byron
Sister Ruth
actor
Sabu
The Young General
actor
Jenny Laird
Sister Honey
actor
Judith Furse
Sister Briony
actor
Esmond Knight
The Old General
actor
May Hallatt
Angu Ayah
actor
Eddie Whaley Jr.
Joseph Anthony
actor
Nancy Roberts
Mother Dorothea
actor
Ley On
Phuba
actor
Joan Cozier
Girl in Classroom (uncredited)
actor
Maxwell Foster
Clodagh's Father in Flashback (uncredited)
actor
Margaret Scudamore
Clodagh's Grandmother in Flashback (uncredited)
actor
Helen Debroy Summers
Clodagh's Mother in Flashback (uncredited)