Lilies of the Field (1963)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1963-06-04
Runtime: 94 minutes
Director: Ralph Nelson
Budget: $247,000 USD
Revenue: $7,000,000 USD
Top Cast
- Sidney Poitier as Homer Smith
- Lilia Skala as Mother Maria
- Lisa Mann as Sister Gertrude
- Isa Crino as Sister Agnes
- Francesca Jarvis as Sister Albertine
- Pamela Branch as Sister Elizabeth
- Stanley Adams as Juan Acolito
- Dan Frazer as Father Murphy
- Bobby Driscoll as Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
- Ralph Nelson as Mr. Ashton (uncredited)
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