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  • Black Narcissus (1947)
  • Not Rated
    101 min | Drama
Black Narcissus (1947)
Not Rated
101 min | Drama

A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
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Writers
Rumer Godden (adapted from the novel by) | Michael Powell (written by) | Emeric Pressburger (written by)
Composer
Brian Easdale (music and sound score composed by)
Cinematographer
Jack Cardiff (photographed in Technicolor by)
Production Designer
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Release date
Dec 1947 (United States)

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Cast

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