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Lilies of the Field

1963 • 1h34m Comedy, Drama

Rating

7.2/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Ralph Nelson

Screenplay

James Poe

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Lilia Skala

Lisa Mann

Release date

6/4/1963

Status

Released

Budget

$247,000

Revenue

$7,000,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

211