The Singing Nun (1966)
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- Approved
- 1h 37min
- Biography, Drama
- 02 Apr 1966 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Debbie Reynolds | ... |
Sister Ann
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Ricardo Montalban | ... |
Father Clementi
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Greer Garson | ... |
Mother Prioress
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Agnes Moorehead | ... |
Sister Cluny
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Chad Everett | ... |
Robert Gerarde
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Katharine Ross | ... |
Nicole Arlien
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Ed Sullivan | ... |
Ed Sullivan
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Juanita Moore | ... |
Sister Mary
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Ricky Cordell | ... |
Dominic Arlien
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Michael Pate | ... |
Mr. Arlien
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Tom Drake | ... |
Fitzpatrick
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Larry D. Mann | ... |
Mr. Duvries
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Charles Robinson | ... |
Marauder
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Monique Montaigne | ... |
Sister Michele
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Joyce Vanderveen | ... |
Sister Elise
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Anne Wakefield | ... |
Sister Brigitte
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Pam Peterson | ... |
Sister Gertrude
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Marina Koshetz | ... |
Sister Marthe
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Nancy Walters | ... |
Sister Therese
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Violet Rensing | ... |
Sister Elizabeth
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Inez Pedroza | ... |
Sister Consuella
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Herman Boden | ... |
Technician (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Henry Corden | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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John Damler | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Judy Durell | ... |
Nun (uncredited)
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Minta Durfee | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Isabelle Dwan | ... |
Mrs. Muller (uncredited)
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Wesley Gale | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Bobby Gilbert | ... |
Celebration Guest (uncredited)
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Pitt Herbert | ... |
Mr. Muller - the Storekeeper (uncredited)
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Jimmie Horan | ... |
Celebration Guest (uncredited)
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Colette Jackson | ... |
Jeannette (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Richard LaMarr | ... |
Celebration Guest (uncredited)
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Jon Lormer | ... |
The Bishop (uncredited)
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Leota Lorraine | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Gregg Martell | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Philo McCullough | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joseph Mell | ... |
Max - TV Technician (uncredited)
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George Milan | ... |
Tug Captain (uncredited)
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Ernesto Molinari | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Karen Norris | ... |
Arlette (uncredited)
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Dorothy Patrick | ... |
Mrs. Messereaux (uncredited)
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Vic Perrin | ... |
Farmer in Accident with Sister Ann (uncredited)
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Andre Philippe | ... |
Belgian Sailor (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski | ... |
Man in Montage (uncredited)
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Dinny Powell | ... |
Emil (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Edwin Rochelle | ... |
Technician (uncredited)
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Maria Schroeder | ... |
Tug Captain's Wife (uncredited)
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Bernard Sell | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Orville Sherman | ... |
Critic (uncredited)
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Ralph Smiley | ... |
Gaston (uncredited)
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Leslie Ann Towner | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Ruth Warshawsky | ... |
Writer (uncredited)
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Sabra Welles | ... |
Contessa (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
TV Technician (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Koster |
Written by
John Furia | ... | (story) (as John Furia Jr.) |
Sally Benson | ... | () and |
John Furia | ... | () (as John Furia Jr.) |
Produced by
John Beck | ... | producer |
Hayes Goetz | ... | co-producer |
Hank Moonjean | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner | ... | director of photography (as Milton Krasner) |
Editing by
Rita Roland |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Urie McCleary |
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace | ||
Jerry Wunderlich |
Makeup Department
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Marvin G. Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin Donnelly | ... | assistant director |
Lynn Guthrie | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Franklin Milton | ... | sound |
Stunts
Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Toni Vaz | ... | stunt double: Juanita Moore (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Friedman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
Harold Gelman | ... | music supervisor |
Harry Sukman | ... | musical adaptation |
Ethmer Roten | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert Sidney | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Fotorama (1967) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS (1968) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (Canada) (DVD) (4-film collection)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (4-film collection)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1966) (India) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Westrex Recording System (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Young and inexperienced Sister Ann has just arrived at her next posting at Samaritan House, a Dominican order located in a disreputable neighborhood of Ghent, Belgium. Sister Ann is enthusiastic, progressive but naive, all which irks one of the senior sisters, Sister Cluny, especially the fact that Sister Ann has a prized material possession, a guitar she's named Adele. Sister Ann considers Adele and her music to be her friends. Contrary to Sister Cluny, the Mother Prioress believes Sister Ann will be a welcome addition to their order. This posting is to be the training ground for Sister Ann and others to become missionaries in Africa. Sister Ann's path takes a detour when the order's Father Clementi hears Sister Ann sing. He believes Sister Ann should record her music and as a favor asks Robert Gerarde of Primavera Records for recording time. Unknown at the time the request is made, Robert and Sister Ann are old friends who attended the Paris Conservatory of Music together five years earlier before she became a nun. Robert believes Sister Ann could be a recording sensation, keeping true to her style of music of religious based folk songs. As Sister Ann becomes more famous, which includes an appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), Sister Ann increasingly wonders if she truly is doing the work of God, as she admits she enjoys the adulation of being a celebrity and despite the financial gain to the church. This question, which was important previously in dealing with a precocious local boy named Dominic Arlien (after who she named one of her songs) and his troubled family, becomes all the more important after a specific incident which threatens Dominic's life. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | GOT A HEART? Here's the picture for it! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This movie is loosely based on the true story of Soeur Sourire, who had a #1 pop hit in America with "Dominique" in 1963. Unfortunately, the nun was a one-hit wonder whose life did not continue happily after her chart success. After leaving the church for a full-time music career, she ran into heavy financial problems and eventually took her own life in Belgium in 1985. See more » |
Goofs | When Sister Ann and several other convent members perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the women are forbidden to wear stage makeup - even though all of them have been sporting obvious foundation, blush, lipstick, mascara and even false eyelashes during rest of movie. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Soeur Sourire - Qui a tué la voix de Dieu? (2021). See more » |
Soundtracks | Dominique See more » |
Quotes |
Father Clementi:
Your songs, your music, don't you think you've won a great victory through them? Sister Ann: What kind of victory, Father, if I've lost myself winning it? See more » |