Change of Habit

Nov 10, 1969

1h 33m

★ 5.4

Could he change her life, could she forget her vows and follow her heart...

Overview

Dr. John Carpenter takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who — unbeknownst to him — are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would not be well received. Unaware of her unavailability, John falls for Sister Michelle, serenading her with his guitar — which, luckily for him, effectively wears away at her religious resolve.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

NBC

Change of Habit Trailers

Cast

Dr. John Carpenter

Elvis Presley

Sister Michelle Gallagher

Mary Tyler Moore

Sister Irene Hawkins

Barbara McNair

Sister Barbara Bennett

Jane Elliott

Mother Joseph

Leora Dana

Lt. Moretti

Ed Asner

The Banker

Robert Emhardt

Father Gibbons

Regis Toomey

Rose

Doro Merande

Lily

Ruth McDevitt

Bishop Finley

Richard Carlson

Julio Hernandez

Nefti Millet

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