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Black Narcissus (1947) | User Rating
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DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 30, 2001
Budget GBP 280,000
Running Time
1 hour, 40 minutes
Country UK
Production Companies
Independent Producers, The Archers
Studio Archers, Universal
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Other Titles
• Black Narcissus (1947)
• Schwarze Narzisse (1949)
• Die Schwarze Narzisse (1949)
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Genre: Drama, Religion, Racy, School / Campus, Disturbing, Period Piece, Melodrama, Christmas, Tragedy, Gore, Culture Clash
Tagline: Exquisite Yearning ! . . . Exotic Living ! High in a hidden mountain village of a strange land and extravagant dreams and desires become exciting realities !
Plot: Sister Clodagh leads four nuns on a trek through the Himalayan mountains to establish a school and hospital in a disused palace thousands of feet high on the edge of a cliff. But although the women are able to endure the severe climatic conditions, they have trouble coping with the loneliness of life in such a remote region. Several of the sisters find that their commitment to a religious vocation has waned, and they must face up to the difficulties posed by impure thoughts and sexual temptation.
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| Directed by |
| Emeric Pressburger
A Matter of Life and Death, The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp |
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| Written by |
| Michael Powell
New York Stories, Peeping Tom, A Matter of Life and Death |
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| Cast |
Deborah Kerr
From Here to Eternity, The King and I, Casino Royale |
 | Jean Simmons
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Spartacus, The Big Country |
 | Flora Robson
Clash of the Titans, Wuthering Heights, The Sea Hawk | David Farrar
The 300 Spartans, The Sea Chase, Solomon and Sheba | Sabu
The Thief of Bagdad, Jungle Book, Cobra Woman | | | |
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| Music By |
Brian Easdale
Peeping Tom, The Red Shoes, The Battle of the River Plate |
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