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Contemporary Review
Black Narcissus (1947)
Picture Show, July 24th, 1948

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** Black Narcissus (Archers - G.F.D.) Written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden British. Certificate "A" Running time 100 minutes First released June 1947 Photographed in Technicolor

Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar,

Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean

Simmons, Kathleen Byron

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Sincere and unusual entertainment is offered by this story of a noble failure - the story of a group of nuns who open a dispensary and school in an Indian hill village, and find themselves confronted by all kinds of spiritual, religious and social obstacles they had not expected. It is brilliantly and beautifully photographed in colour.

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