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Black Narcissus (Film)
Powell and Pressburger's emotionally charged drama about a group of nuns at a Himalayan outpost who try to maintain a school and hospital despite formidable odds and the emergence of deeply repressed passions. Cinematographer Jack Cardiff and art director Alfred Junge won Academy Awards.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sister Clodagh | Deborah Kerr |
| Mr Dean | David Farrar |
| Sister Ruth | Kathleen Byron |
| Sister Philippa | Flora Robson |
| 'Young General' Dulip Rai | Sabu |
| Kanchi | Jean Simmons |
| Sister Honey | Jenny Laird |
| Sister Briony | Judith Furse |
| Angu Ayah | May Hallatt |
| 'Old General' Todo Rai | Esmond Knight |
| Con | Shaun Noble |
| Joseph Anthony | Eddie Whaley Jr |
| Mother Dorothea | Nancy Roberts |
| Phuba | Ley On |
| Writer | Michael Powell |
| Writer | Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer | Michael Powell |
| Producer | Emeric Pressburger |
| Director | Michael Powell |
| Director | Emeric Pressburger |
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 13:00
- Sun 24 Feb 2019 13:35
- Tue 4 Feb 2020 15:35
- Sat 9 Jan 2021 13:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 25 Sep 2021 12:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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