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Sister Kenny(Movie, 1946)

1h 56min | Genre: Drama
Sister KennyRating: 3.3/5 (with 66 votes)
Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale. The film was adapted by Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Milton Gunzburg (uncredited), and Dudley Nichols from the book And They Shall Walk, by Elizabeth Kenny and Martha Ostenso, and directed by Dudley Nichols. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Sister Kenny

Academy Award for Best Actress

About Sister Kenny

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Queensland
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/10/1946
Director: Dudley Nichols, Jack Gage
Producer: Dudley Nichols
Screenwriter: Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Dudley Nichols
Film Editor: Roland Gross
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Production Designer: Albert S. D'Agostino
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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