The Nun's Story
E163724
The Nun's Story is a 1959 drama film following a young Belgian woman’s struggle between her religious vocation and personal convictions, widely acclaimed for Audrey Hepburn’s powerful, restrained performance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nun's Story canonical | 19 |
| The Nun's Story (novel adaptation film) | 1 |
| The Nun's Story (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1431162 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nun's Story Context triple: [Audrey Hepburn, notableWork, The Nun's Story]
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A.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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B.
Saint Joan of the Stockyards
Saint Joan of the Stockyards is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that reimagines the story of Joan of Arc amid the struggles of workers and capitalist exploitation in Chicago’s meatpacking industry.
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C.
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
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D.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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E.
Lucy Gayheart
Lucy Gayheart is a 1935 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young pianist’s emotional and artistic awakening in a small Nebraska town and the tragic consequences of her romantic idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nun's Story Target entity description: The Nun's Story is a 1959 drama film following a young Belgian woman’s struggle between her religious vocation and personal convictions, widely acclaimed for Audrey Hepburn’s powerful, restrained performance.
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A.
Agnes of God
Agnes of God is a 1985 psychological drama film about a young nun, a dead newborn, and the ensuing clash between faith and reason during a court-ordered psychiatric investigation.
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B.
Saint Joan of the Stockyards
Saint Joan of the Stockyards is a politically charged play by Bertolt Brecht that reimagines the story of Joan of Arc amid the struggles of workers and capitalist exploitation in Chicago’s meatpacking industry.
-
C.
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
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D.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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E.
Lucy Gayheart
Lucy Gayheart is a 1935 novel by Willa Cather that follows a young pianist’s emotional and artistic awakening in a small Nebraska town and the tragic consequences of her romantic idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1950s film
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American film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
surface form:
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Film Editing ⓘ Best Picture ⓘ Best Sound Recording ⓘ |
| author | Kathryn Hulme ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Nun's Story
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Nun's Story (novel)
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| characterAlsoKnownAs | Sister Luke ⓘ |
| cinematography | Franz Planer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Fred Zinnemann ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Walter Thompson ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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religious drama ⓘ |
| leadActorPerformanceReception | praised as powerful and restrained ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gabrielle Van der Mal ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
a young Belgian woman entering a convent
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moral conflict during wartime ⓘ struggle with religious discipline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Audrey Hepburn's restrained performance
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serious depiction of convent life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysOccupation | nun ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
conflict between faith and personal convictions
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obedience and conscience ⓘ religious vocation ⓘ |
| producer | Henry Blanke ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| releaseDate | 1959-07-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 149 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Anderson ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
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surface form:
Belgian Congo
Belgium ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1930s
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World War II ⓘ |
| starring |
Audrey Hepburn
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Beatrice Straight ⓘ Colleen Dewhurst ⓘ Dean Jagger ⓘ Edith Evans ⓘ Mildred Dunnock ⓘ Peggy Ashcroft ⓘ Peter Finch ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Nun's Story (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Nun's Story (novel adaptation film)
subject surface form:
Peter Finch