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Lilies of the Field (1963)

Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Ralph Nelson
Writer : James Poe

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Dan Frazer
Dan Frazer
Father Murphy
Bobby Driscoll
Bobby Driscoll
Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson
Mr. Ashton (uncredited)

Crews

Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson
Director
William E. Barrett
William E. Barrett
Novel
James Poe
James Poe
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson
Producer
John W. McCafferty
John W. McCafferty
Editor
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Robert Eaton
Robert Eaton
Property Master
J. Paul Popkin
J. Paul Popkin
Associate Producer
Harry R. Sherman
Harry R. Sherman
Assistant Director
Joe Popkin
Joe Popkin
Assistant Director
Larry Hampton
Larry Hampton
Production Coordinator
Carlton W. Faulkner
Carlton W. Faulkner
Sound Engineer
Stanley K. Scheuer
Stanley K. Scheuer
Script Supervisor
Albert Shaff
Albert Shaff
Music Editor
Del Harris
Del Harris
Sound Effects
Wesley Sherrard
Wesley Sherrard
Wardrobe Supervisor
Leo McCreary
Leo McCreary
Key Grip
Norman C. McClay
Norman C. McClay
Gaffer
Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston
Music Arranger

Trailers and other movies

Lilies of the Field (1963) Original Trailer [FHD]

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