Lilies of the Field

About 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.

Lilies of the Field is a 1963 comedy film directed by Ralph Nelson. The film is filed under desert, nun, dignified, and arizona.

Sidney Poitier appears as Homer Smith, Lilia Skala as Mother Maria, Lisa Mann as Sister Gertrude, and Isa Crino as Sister Agnes. At 94 minutes long, it arrived in June 1963.

The screenplay is by James Poe. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Benedetta, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot make useful companions to Lilies of the Field, all filed under bold and mother superior. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 235 votes and it carries a NR rating.