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Certificate U

Cast Deborah Kerr David Farrar Flora Robson Jean Simmons

Directors Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger

Screenwriters Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell

Running Time 97 minutes

Black Narcissus
Lush 1947 masterpiece by the legendary Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

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Plot
While staying in a convent high in the Himalayas, five nuns must battle not only their surroundings, but also their inner demons - particularly envy and lust.

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