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Lilies of the Field

72 %|Jun 4, 1963|Comedy, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Jester Hairston
Music Arranger
Ralph Nelson
Director
James Poe
Screenplay
William E. Barrett
Novel
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
John W. McCafferty
Editor
Ralph Nelson
Producer

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Cast

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Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
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Lilia Skala
Mother Maria
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Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
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Isa Crino
Sister Agnes
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Francesca Jarvis
Sister Albertine
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Pamela Branch
Sister Elizabeth
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Stanley Adams
Juan Acolito
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Dan Frazer
Father Murphy
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Bobby Driscoll
Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
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Ralph Nelson
Mr. Ashton (uncredited)