"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."
Glenda Jackson
as Sister Alexandra
Melina Mercouri
as Sister Gertrude
Geraldine Page
as Sister Walburga
Sandy Dennis
as Sister Winifred
Anne Jackson
as Sister Mildred
Anne Meara
as Sister Geraldine
Susan Penhaligon
as Sister Felicity
Edith Evans
as Sister Hildegard
Jerry Stiller
as P.R. Priest
Rip Torn
as Father Maximilian
Eli Wallach
as Monsignor
Suzanne Stone
as Bathildis
Peter Bromilow
as Baudouin
Shane Rimmer
as Officer I / C
Harry Ditson
as Ambrose
Christopher Muncke
as Gregory
Oliver Maguire
as First Policeman
Alick Hayes
as Abbot
Bill Reimbold
as Bishop's Secretary
Anthony Forrest
as Thomas
Mike Douglas
as Self
Bill Jorgensen
Jessica Savitch
Howard K. Smith
Robert Enders
Screenplay
Muriel Spark
Novel
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
John Cameron
Original Music Composer
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
Ariel Levy
Assistant Director
Denis Johnson
Production Manager
Helen Lennox
Hairstylist
Jonathan Sanger
Charles Hammerton
Construction Manager
Enrico Cortese
Makeup Artist
Richard Stenta
Bill Rowe
Sound Editor
Robert Jones
Art Direction
Producer
Peter A. Runfolo
Unit Manager
Harry Cordwell
Set Dresser
Gus Mortensen
Sound Mixer
George Frost
Jeanne Henderson
Danny Daniel
Sound Recordist
Richard Mills
Phyllis Sagnelli
Robin Vidgeon
Focus Puller
Set Decoration
Babs Gray
Costume Mistress
Robert F. Colesberry
Location Coordinator
Peter Tanner
Editor
George Barrie
Executive Producer
Gordon Scott
Associate Producer
Mary Selway
Casting
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Dan Lerner