based on the novel of the same name by Rumer Godden. It is a psychological drama about the emotional tensions within a convent of nuns in an isolated Himalayan valley
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Deborah Kerr | Sister Clodagh |
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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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Kathleen Byron | 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 | Con |
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Nancy Roberts | Mother Dorothea |
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Ley On | Phuba |
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Joan Cozier | Girl in Classroom |
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Maxwell Foster | Clodagh's Father in Flashback |
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Toni Gable | Indian Woman |
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Margaret Scudamore | Clodagh's Grandmother in Flashback |
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Helen Debroy Summers | Clodagh's Mother in Flashback |
| Director | Michael Powell |
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| Emeric Pressburger |
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| Writer | Rumer Godden, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | |
| Producer | George R. Busby, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | |
| Musician | Brian Easdale | |
| Photography | Jack Cardiff | |
| Edition | Criterion Collection |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Mono [English] |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region A |
| Watched | |
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| Index | 1811 |
| Added Date | Dec 25, 2015 19:23:51 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:20 |
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Disc Features
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, created with the participation of cinematographer Jack Cardiff and director Michael Powell’s widow, editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Video introduction by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
Audio commentary featuring Powell and director Martin Scorsese
The Audacious Adventurer, a video piece in which Tavernier discusses the film and Powell
Profile of “Black Narcissus,” a documentary featuring members of the Archers’ production team
Painting with Light, a documentary on Cardiff’s Oscar-winning work on Black Narcissus
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones
New cover by F. Ron Miller