The White Sister

A love that outlived passion!

The White Sister — Plot

Angela Chiaromonte is the daughter of a wealthy Italian prince who is killed in a fall from his horse. Though Angela stands to inherit half of a large estate, her older half-sister burns the will and thus inherits everything herself, throwing Angela into poverty. Fortunately, Angela is engaged to marry dashing Captain Giovanni Severi - but he soon is captured by Arabs while on an expedition to Africa. Believing him dead, Angela, dedicating her life to his memory, becomes a nun, unaware that her lover has escaped his captors and is returning to Italy. The dramatic climax takes place against a backdrop of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

• Release date
• September 5, 1923
• Runtime
• 135 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Henry King

The White Sister — Cast

Lillian Gish Angela Chiaromonte Ronald Colman Capt. Giovanni Severi Gail Kane Marchesa di Mola J. Barney Sherry Monsignor Saracinesca Charles Lane Prince Chiaromonte

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Juliette La Violette Madame Bernard Gustavo Serena Prof. Ugo Severi

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Alfredo Bertone Filmore Durand