Black Narcissus is a 1947 British drama movie directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and was based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, Kathleen Byron, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, Esmond Knight and was distributed by General Film Distributors. It won 2 Academy Awards in 1948.