Movie·1963·1h 34m
Lilies of the Field
Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...
Country
United States of America
Language
German
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The Story
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.
Written By
James Poe
Producer
Ralph Nelson
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Editor
John W. McCafferty
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
222 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
Lilia Skala
Mother Maria
Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
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)
// crew
Crew
Ralph Nelson
Director, Producer
James Poe
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
John W. McCafferty
Editor
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