A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, while presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.
Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.
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Anita EkbergSister Gertrude
Joe DallesandroDr. Patrick Roland
Alida ValliMother Superior
Massimo SeratoDr. Poirret
Paola MorraSister Mathieu
Lou CastelPeter
Laura NucciBaroness
Alice GherardiNurse
Sofia LusyJanet
Nerina MontagnaniJosephine
Franco CaraccioloPriest in Confessional
Brunello ChiodettiSister Gertrude's LoverPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 78
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 73
GoodWatch score 68May 9, 1979 · 1 h 29 min · Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Nun Too Holy, Bait-and-Switch, Very Loosely Based on a True Story +6
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In the United States, Killer Nun streams on Criterion, FlixFling, and ARROW, and it is free with ads on Plex, Pluto TV, Mometu, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and FlixFling. It also streams in 7 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41 (IMDb 5.1).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in Italian.
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