Black Narcissus
A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.
7.5(562) 1947-05-26 100 minDrama
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.
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
WriterMichael Powell
DirectorMichael Powell
ProducerGeorge R. Busby
Original Music ComposerBrian Easdale
WriterEmeric Pressburger
ProducerMichael Powell
ProducerEmeric Pressburger
Cast & characters
Deborah Kerr
as Sister Clodagh
Sabu
as The Young General
David Farrar
as Mr. Dean
Flora Robson
as Sister Philippa
Esmond Knight
as The Old General
Jean Simmons
as Kanchi
Kathleen Byron
as Sister Ruth
Jenny Laird
as Sister Honey
Judith Furse
as Sister Briony
May Hallatt
as Angu Ayah
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Eddie Whaley Jr.
as Joseph Anthony
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Shaun Noble
as Con
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Nancy Roberts
as Mother Dorothea
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Ley On
as Phuba
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Joan Cozier
as Girl in Classroom (uncredited)
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Maxwell Foster
as Clodagh's Father in Flashback (uncredited)
Margaret Scudamore
as Clodagh's Grandmother in Flashback (uncredited)
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Helen Debroy Summers
as Clodagh's Mother in Flashback (uncredited)
