This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.
Release: 1960
Rating: 6.7
Genre: Drama, History
Duration: 112 min
Country: France, Italy
Production: Titanus, Champs-Élysées Productions
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Jeanne Moreau
as Mother Marie of the Incarnation
Alida Valli
as Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
Madeleine Renaud
as First prioress
Pascale Audret
as Blanche de la Force
Pierre Brasseur
as Commissioner of the Republic
Georges Wilson
as Chaplain of Carmel