Black Narcissus

"A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

536 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins

Won

Best Cinematography, Color

Best Art Direction, Color

Best Production Design

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.2M

Production Cost

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60-Day Views

39.9K

Daily Avg

664

7-Day Trend

+1%

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Based On

Black Narcissus

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pinewood Studios

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Story Setting

Set In

IndiaKolkata

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jack Cardiff

Film Editing

Reginald Mills

Music / Score

Brian Easdale

Costume Design

Hein Heckroth

Production Design

Alfred Junge

Distributors

General Film DistributorsNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Black Narcissus

Available in 20 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	fuboTV, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel	Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	ITVX Premium	ITVX	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
Australia	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

Germany16

GR12

Netherlands12

Production

Directors

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Writers

Michael Powell, Rumer Godden, Emeric Pressburger

Production Companies

The ArchersJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast

Deborah Kerr

Sister Clodagh

Sabu

The Young General

David Farrar

Mr. Dean

Flora Robson

Sister Philippa

Esmond Knight

The Old General

Jean Simmons

Kanchi

Kathleen Byron

Sister Ruth

Jenny Laird

Sister Honey

Judith Furse

Sister Briony

May Hallatt

Angu Ayah

No Image

Eddie Whaley Jr.

Joseph Anthony

No Image

Shaun Noble

Con

Tags & Keywords

based on novel or bookhimalaya mountain rangenunmountainforbidden loveindiabengal

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