Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
1963•1h 34m•Released•EN
Lilies of the Field
“Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...”
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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Movie Details
Release Date
June 4, 1963
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.2 / 10
Votes
235
Budget
$247,000
Revenue
$7,000,000
Status
Released
Popularity
3.3
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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)
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