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1947 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER

Black Narcissus

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Black Narcissus
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Movie Stats
Year
1947
Runtime
 101 minutes (1 hr 41 mins)
Select Cast
Deborah Kerr
Flora Robson
Jenny Laird
Judith Furse
Kathleen Byron
Esmond Knight
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
25th Sep 2021
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
26
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
1st December 1947
78 years 1 months 13 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £85.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 26th May '47
  • Debut box office: 21st May '21
  • Debut position: 28
  • Highest position: 28
  • Debut gross: £1.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
michael powell Michael Powell
emeric pressburger Emeric Pressburger
Starring
Deborah KerrSister Clodagh
Flora RobsonSister Philippa
Jenny LairdSister Honey
Judith FurseSister Briony
Kathleen ByronSister Ruth
Esmond KnightThe Old General
SabuThe Young General
David FarrarMr. Dean
Jean SimmonsKanchi
May HallattAngu Ayah
Eddie Whaley Jr.Joseph Anthony
Shaun NobleCon
Nancy RobertsMother Dorothea
Ley OnPhuba
Joan CozierGirl in Classroom
Maxwell FosterClodagh's Father in Flashback
Margaret ScudamoreClodagh's Grandmother in Flashback
Helen Debroy SummersClodagh's Mother in Flashback

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
28
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
7
Total UK Gross:
£85,363
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Black Narcissus - Original release
21 May 2021
28N
£1,173
£41,061
Rerelease
20 Oct 2023
42▼
£3,729
£47,136
10 Nov 2023
45▼
£3,694
£52,566
17 Nov 2023
43▲
£3,367
£58,653
24 Nov 2023
33▲
£4,499
£65,207
29 Dec 2023
29▲
£4,578
£79,419
9 Feb 2024
45▼
£3,466
£85,363

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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