Lilies of the Field
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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Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
220 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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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Lilies of the Field (1963)
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