Lilies of the Field

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.

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

as Homer Smith

Lilia Skala

Lilia Skala

as Mother Maria

Lisa Mann

Lisa Mann

as Sister Gertrude

Isa Crino

Isa Crino

as Sister Agnes

Francesca Jarvis

Francesca Jarvis

as Sister Albertine

Pamela Branch

Pamela Branch

as Sister Elizabeth

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

as Juan Acolito

Dan Frazer

Dan Frazer

as Father Murphy

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

as Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)

Ralph Nelson

Ralph Nelson

as Mr. Ashton (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is one of my favourite performances from Sidney Poitier. Normally his characterisations were settled in an environment of racist and/or bigoted undertones. This drama actually has a much lighter, more comedic, touch to it. He is "Homer" a travelling factotum who happens upon five German nuns wh...

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