[Oratam]

One scene which struck me when re-watching it some years ago was when the nuns walked to Sunday Mass under the desert sun, along the road, in full habits. (And, the communion fast was three hours back then, though water was permitted.)

If I recall correctly, they had a German mother superior.

[Mike Fieschko]

If I recall correctly, they had a German mother superior.

East German. In the movie, the nuns had to get past the Wall to escape to the West. The novel was set in 1947.