The Singing Nun (1966)

Directed by

Henry Koster

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A religious sister finds her voice through music and becomes a pop star. The film follows her journey as she balances her spiritual calling with her newfound fame.

lightheartedupbeatsentimentalwhimsicalfeel-goodgentlecharminginspirational

What happens

The Singing Nun is a 1966 American semi-biographical musical drama film about the life of Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers, the religious sister who recorded the chart-topping song Dominique. Directed by Henry Koster, in his final film, it starred Debbie Reynolds in the title role, and features Ricardo Montalbán, Greer Garson, Katharine Ross, Chad Everett, and Ed Sullivan as himself. Harry Sukman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment. The film featured nine songs by Deckers (credited as Soeur Sourire), of which five had English verses as translated by Randy Sparks, who also wrote two original songs and a third "inspired" by a Soeur Sourire song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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