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Black Narcissus (1947) [NR]

Release Date:
May 26, 1947

Original Title:
Black Narcissus

Alternate Titles:
Czarny narcyz
Het Huis der Vrouwen
Narciso Negro
Черный нарцисс
검은 수선화

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
The Archers

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  GB: U  GR: 12  NL: 12  US: NR 

Runtime: 100

A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.

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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.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Sydney Streeter

Assistant Hairstylist:
June Robinson

Assistant Makeup Artist:
Ernest Gasser

Boom Operator:
George Paternoster

Casting:
Adele Raymond

Costume Design:
Hein Heckroth

Director:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Director of Photography:
Jack Cardiff

Draughtsman:
Elliot Scott

Editor:
Reginald Mills

Hairstylist:
Biddy Chrystal

Makeup Artist:
George Blackler

Novel:
Rumer Godden

Original Music Composer:
Brian Easdale

Producer:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
George R. Busby

Production Design:
Alfred Junge

Second Assistant Director:
Pat MacDonnell
Kenneth Rick

Set Designer:
Vishwanatha Nageshkar

Sound:
Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Designer:
Stanley Lambourne

Special Effects:
E. Hague
Sydney Pearson
Jack Higgins
James Snow

Still Photographer:
Max Rosher

Third Assistant Director:
Laurie Knight
Robert Lynn

Writer:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

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