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Lilies of the Field
Release Date: 1963-06-04
Rating: 7.229 ⭐
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.
Genres:
- Comedy
- Drama
Budget: $247,000
Runtime: 94 minutes
Production Companies:
- Rainbow Productions
- United Artists
Top Cast:
- Sidney Poitier as Homer Smith
- Lilia Skala as Mother Maria
- Lisa Mann as Sister Gertrude
Main Crew:
- Ralph Nelson - Director
- Ralph Nelson - Producer
