Editing Black Narcissus (section)

===Development===
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''Black Narcissus'' was adapted from [[Rumer Godden]]'s 1939 novel of the same name.{{sfn|Street|2015|pages=5–8}} Michael Powell was introduced to the novel by actress [[Mary Morris]], who had appeared in ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'' (1940) and an earlier film where Powell had collaborated with Pressburger, ''[[The Spy in Black]]'' (1939).{{sfn|Street|2015|p=11}} Godden had adapted her novel for a stage production for [[Lee Strasberg]] in the United States, but allowed Pressburger to write his own screenplay adaptation with Powell.{{sfn|Street|2015|p=11}}