Lilies of the Field (1963)
Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters
Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
Lilia Skala
Mother Maria
Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
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)
Director & Crew
Ralph Nelson
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 based on 220 votes.
Who directed Lilies of the Field?
Lilies of the Field was directed by Ralph Nelson and released in 1963.
How long is Lilies of the Field?
Lilies of the Field has a runtime of 1 hours and 34 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1963-06-04
- Budget
- $0.2M
- Box Office
- $7.0M
- Status
- Released