Lilies of the Field

1h 34min

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.

Production Companies

Rainbow Productions

United Artists

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Homer Smith
Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala

Mother Maria
Lisa Mann

Lisa Mann

Sister Gertrude
Isa Crino

Isa Crino

Sister Agnes
Francesca Jarvis

Francesca Jarvis

Sister Albertine
Pamela Branch

Pamela Branch

Sister Elizabeth
Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Juan Acolito
Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer

Father Murphy
Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson

Mr. Ashton (uncredited)
Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited)

Release date

4th Jun 1963

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English, EspaƱol