Lilies of the Field (1963)
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.
- Released
- 1963-06-04
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ralph Nelson, James Poe
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 235 votes
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)
- Jester Hairston as Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited)