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Lilies of the Field

Not Rated
ComedyDrama
7.2/10(176 ratings)

An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.

06-04-1963
1h 34m
Lilies of the Field
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Main Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Homer Smith

Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala

Mother Maria

Sister Gertrude

Sister Agnes

Francesca Jarvis

Francesca Jarvis

Sister Albertine

Sister Elizabeth

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Juan Acolito

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Ralph Nelson
Production:
Rainbow Productions, United Artists

Key Crew

Music Arranger:
Jester Hairston
Director:
Ralph Nelson
Screenplay:
James Poe
Original Music Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith
Producer:
Ralph Nelson

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en