Lilies of the Field

"Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall..."

Jul 5 1963 Approved 1h 34m
Drama

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.

Plot

Homer Smith, 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 Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert...

Written by

James Poe, William E. Barrett

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Cast

Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Rainbow Productions, United Artists

Languages

English, Deutsch, Español

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 13 nominations total

Trailers
Lilies Of The Field (1963) - HD Trailer [1080p]
Lilies of the Field (1963) Original Trailer [FHD]
Scores
# of Votes
15,176
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
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