Lilies of the Field (1963)

Movie"Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall..."
Audience Score
73
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NR 1 hr 34 minOct 1st, 1963Drama, Comedy
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.
StarringSidney PoitierLilia SkalaLisa Mann
DirectorRalph Nelson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 1st, 1963
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 6th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Rainbow Productions, United Artists
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookracismdesertnunhomelessnessarizonaconstruction workerfarm lifechapel