Lilies of The Field
– An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) heading out west stops at a remote farm in the deser..
An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) 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 (Mother Maria), who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert...
05 Jul 1963
English, German, Spanish
Ralph Nelson
James Poe (screenplay), William E. Barrett (novel)
Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino
Homer Smith, 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 Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert...
Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 13 nominations.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment