Lilies of the Field
NR“Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...”
1963·94 min·Released
Studio: Rainbow Productions, United Artists
7.2TMDb
7.5IMDb
92%RT
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Theatrical Jun 4, 1963
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USA · English · USA
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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Crew
DirectorRalph Nelson
WriterJames Poe
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)
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Keywords
based on novel or booknunarizonahomelessnessfarm lifechapelreligionracismdesertmother superiortheme songruinsconstruction workerbondingafrican american manreligious communityhumanitarian workbolddignifiedamen
Details
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$7M
TMDb Votes
220
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026