Lilies of the Field (1963)
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Subtitles for: 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..."
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.
| Rate | ★ 7.2/10 (220 votes) |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Duration | 1h 34m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 04 Jun 1963 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Ralph Nelson |
| Keywords | based on novel or book nun arizona homelessness farm life chapel religion racism desert mother superior theme song ruins construction worker bonding african american man religious community humanitarian work bold dignified amen |
| IMDb | tt0057251 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
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Lilia Skala
Mother Maria
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Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
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Isa Crino
Sister Agnes
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Francesca Jarvis
Sister Albertine
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Pamela Branch
Sister Elizabeth
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Stanley Adams
Juan Acolito
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Dan Frazer
Father Murphy
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Bobby Driscoll
Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
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Ralph Nelson
Mr. Ashton (uncredited)