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Director
  
Henry Koster

Music director
  
Harry Sukman

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama, Musical

Producer
  
John Beck

Country
  
United States

The Singing Nun (film) movie poster

Release date
  
April 4, 1966

Writer
  
John Furia (story), Sally Benson, John Furia

Cast
  
Debbie Reynolds
(Sister Ann),
Ricardo Montalban
(Father Clementi),
Greer Garson
(Mother Prioress),
Agnes Moorehead
(Sister Cluny),
Chad Everett
(Robert Gerarde),
Katharine Ross
(Nicole Arlien)

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Tagline
  
GOT A HEART? Here's the picture for it!

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The Singing Nun is a 1966 American semi-biographical film about the life of Jeanine Deckers, a nun who recorded the chart-topping hit song "Dominique". It starred Debbie Reynolds in the title role. The film also stars Ricardo Montalbán, Katharine Ross, Chad Everett, and Ed Sullivan as himself. It was Henry Koster's final directing job.

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The Singing Nun (film) movie scenes

Harry Sukman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment. Randy Sparks wrote the English translations of Jeanine Deckers' songs as well as writing a couple of original songs for the film.

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Plot

Sister Ann (Debbie Reynolds) leaves the Dominican convent near Antwerp for her assignment at Samaritan House in a depressed area of Brussels. Sister Ann loves to play the guitar and sing, and when she joins in the traditional evensong at Samaritan House, she impresses the other nuns and Father Clementi (Ricardo Montalbán). She becomes fond of Dominic Arlien (Ricky Cordell), a motherless child whose father is an unemployed drunkard and who is loved only by his 17-year-old sister, Nicole (Katharine Ross). Sister Ann composes the song Dominique for the boy. Father Clementi persuades Robert Gerarde (Chad Everett), a partner in a recording firm, to listen to Sister Ann's music in the hope of having it recorded. When Robert meets Sister Ann, he discovers that she was his classmate at the Paris Conservatory of Music five years earlier. Later, while visiting the Arlien house, Sister Ann discovers pictures of Nicole in provocative poses; the girl defiantly tells the nun that she posed to get food and rent money for her family. Her father overhears them, strikes Nicole, and orders the nun out of the house. The Mother Prioress (Greer Garson) later admonishes Sister Ann for allowing the young girl's secret to be made known to the father. Robert, whose attraction to Sister Ann has been rekindled, obtains permission from church authorities to have her record an album; "Dominique" becomes a worldwide hit, and Ed Sullivan brings a television crew to Brussels to film Sister Ann for his show.

Sister Ann becomes confused by her success and by Robert's personal interest in her, and she seeks counsel from Father Clementi. Her decision is made for her when Dominic is seriously injured in an accident; she prays for him, promising to give up her music and care for others if he recovers. The boy recovers, and the Arlien family, shaken by the incident, decide to move to the country. Sister Ann gives Nicole her guitar and goes to an African village to work among the natives.

Cast

  • Debbie Reynolds as Sister Ann
  • Ricardo Montalbán as Father Clementi
  • Greer Garson as Mother Prioress
  • Agnes Moorehead as Sister Cluny
  • Juanita Moore as Sister Mary
  • Chad Everett as Robert Gerarde
  • Katharine Ross as Nicole Arlien
  • Tom Drake as Fitzpatrick
  • Charles Robinson as Marauder
  • Ed Sullivan as Himself
  • Ricky Cordell as Dominic Arlien
  • Michael Pate as Mr. Arlien
  • Larry D. Mann as Mr. Duvries
  • Monique Montaigne as Sister Michele
  • Joyce Vanderveen as Sister Elise
  • Production

    Henry King was originally announced as director but left after differences with producer John Beck. He was replaced by Henry Koster.

    References

    The Singing Nun (film) Wikipedia
    The Singing Nun (film) IMDb The Singing Nun (film) themoviedb.org