Black Narcissus
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.
Black Narcissus
May 26, 1947
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Cast (18)
Deborah Kerr
Sister Clodagh
David Farrar
Mr. Dean
Flora Robson
Sister Philippa
Kathleen Byron
Sister Ruth
Sabu
The Young General
Jean Simmons
Kanchi
Jenny Laird
Sister Honey
Judith Furse
Sister Briony
Esmond Knight
The Old General
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)
Crew (33)
Directing
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Robert Lynn
Third Assistant Director
Kenneth Rick
Second Assistant Director
Pat MacDonnell
Second Assistant Director
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director
Laurie Knight
Third Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Sound
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound
Stanley Lambourne
Sound Designer
George Paternoster
Boom Operator
Art
Camera
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Max Rosher
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up
Biddy Chrystal
Hairstylist
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Hein Heckroth
Costume Design
Ernest Gasser
Assistant Makeup Artist
June Robinson
Assistant Hairstylist
Crew
Sydney Pearson
Special Effects
E. Hague
Special Effects
Jack Higgins
Special Effects
James Snow
Special Effects
Editing
Reginald Mills
Editor