Lilies of the Field

Film - 1963 - Comedy, Drama

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.

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Starring

Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino, Francesca Jarvis, Pamela Branch

Ratings

IMDb 7.5 out of 10

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Film · 1963 · Comedy · Drama

Lilies of the Field

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✦ Based on novel or book · Cerebral
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.

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Ratings
IMDb
7.5 / 10
15k votes
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92%
Tomatometer
3.64 / 5
12k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.2 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 34m
RatedG
Release1963-06-04
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