In This House of Brede

In This House of Brede

1975 · 105 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, TV Movie

Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun. The man who loves her is in shock over her departure from his life. When Philippa arrives at Brede, a cloistered Benedictine monastery, the abbess who was responsible for convincing her to enter this vocation suddenly dies. Her successor is Catherine, a sensitive leader who's the first to tell the newcomer to the community that all nuns are to love without a preference for one over another. This becomes very difficult when Joanna, a young nun, singles Sister Philippa out and grows very attached to her.

Directed by George Schaefer · Written by James Costigan

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Diana Rigg Dame Philippa
Pamela Brown Dame Agnes
Gwen Watford Dame Catherine
Denis Quilley Sir Richard
Judi Bowker Joanna
Nicholas Clay David
Elizabeth Bradley Dame Margaret
Gladys Spencer Dame Emily
Charlotte Mitchell Mrs. Fraser
Ann Rye Sister Jane

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