In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.
Cast
Glenda Jackson
Sister Alexandra
Melina Mercouri
Sister Gertrude
Geraldine Page
Sister Walburga
Sandy Dennis
Sister Winifred
Anne Jackson
Sister Mildred
Anne Meara
Sister Geraldine
Susan Penhaligon
Sister Felicity
Edith Evans
Sister Hildegard
Jerry Stiller
P.R. Priest
Rip Torn
Father Maximilian
Eli Wallach
Monsignor
Suzanne Stone
Bathildis
Peter Bromilow
Baudouin
Shane Rimmer
Officer I / C
Harry Ditson
Ambrose
Christopher Muncke
Gregory
Oliver Maguire
First Policeman
Alick Hayes
Abbot
Bill Reimbold
Bishop's Secretary
Anthony Forrest
Thomas
Mike Douglas
Self
Bill Jorgensen
Self
Jessica Savitch
Self
Howard K. Smith
Self
Crew
Babs Gray
Costume Mistress
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
Robert Enders
Screenplay, Producer
Muriel Spark
Novel
Peter Tanner
Editor
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
Dan Lerner
Director of Photography
Ariel Levy
Assistant Director
Jonathan Sanger
Assistant Director
George Barrie
Executive Producer
Gordon Scott
Associate Producer
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Mary Selway
Casting
Helen Lennox
Hairstylist
Phyllis Sagnelli
Hairstylist
Enrico Cortese
Makeup Artist
Richard Mills
Makeup Artist
George Frost
Makeup Artist
Jeanne Henderson
Sound Editor
Bill Rowe
Sound Editor
Gus Mortensen
Sound Mixer
Danny Daniel
Sound Recordist
John Cameron
Original Music Composer
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration, Set Dresser
Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager
Robert F. Colesberry
Location Coordinator
Denis Johnson
Production Manager
Richard Stenta
Production Manager
Robin Vidgeon
Focus Puller
Peter A. Runfolo
Unit Manager
Robert Jones
Art Direction
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