Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Acting
Rosalind Russell's gloriously dry Mother Superior
Direction
Ida Lupino, rare female director in 1966 Hollywood
Costume
Those habits! The 60s schoolgirl fashion evolution
Director
Ida Lupino
Hayley Mills
Mary Clancy
June Harding
Rachel Devery
Rosalind Russell
Mother Superior
Binnie Barnes
Sister Celestine
Camilla Sparv
Sister Constance
Mary Wickes
Sister Clarissa
Marge Redmond
Sister Liguori
Dolores Sutton
Sister Rose Marie
Margalo Gillmore
Sister Barbara
Portia Nelson
Sister Elizabeth
Marjorie Eaton
Sister Ursula
Judith Lowry
Sister Prudence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hayley Mills' final Disney-era film, marking her transition from child star to adult roles.
Ida Lupino was one of only two women directing Hollywood features in 1966; she fought the studio to keep Russell's casting.
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One of my all time favorite movies. I was 9(2008) when I first saw this movie and fell in love with it almost immediately. I found it at goodwill on dvd and I’ve had the same one since then. I can almost quote this movie word for word. Definitely a huge comfort movie for me.
@jastaylor7632 38
I was born in 2001 and I loved this movie.
@PixarMan2001 24
I had this movie gave it to my niece who was going to become a Nun that was 5 yrs ago i think .. she loves it .😇
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