
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Movie1 h 34 mComedyDrama
Overview
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.
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At a glance
- Release date
- June 4, 1963
- Runtime
- 1 h 34 m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10
Cast

Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith

Lilia Skala
Mother Maria

Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
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Isa Crino
Sister Agnes

Francesca Jarvis
Sister Albertine

Pamela Branch
Sister Elizabeth

Stanley Adams
Juan Acolito

Dan Frazer
Father Murphy

Bobby Driscoll
Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)

Ralph Nelson
Mr. Ashton (uncredited)

Jester Hairston
Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited)












