Lilies of the Field

7.2
Moderate
19631h 34m

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Overview

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.

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Sidney Poitier - Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field

Sidney Poitier

Homer Smith

Lilia Skala - Mother Maria in Lilies of the Field

Lilia Skala

Mother Maria

Lisa Mann - Sister Gertrude in Lilies of the Field

Lisa Mann

Sister Gertrude

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Isa Crino

Sister Agnes

Francesca Jarvis - Sister Albertine in Lilies of the Field

Francesca Jarvis

Sister Albertine

Pamela Branch - Sister Elizabeth in Lilies of the Field

Pamela Branch

Sister Elizabeth

Stanley Adams - Juan Acolito in Lilies of the Field

Stanley Adams

Juan Acolito

Dan Frazer - Father Murphy in Lilies of the Field

Dan Frazer

Father Murphy

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7.2
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6.4
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6.36
95% interval
±0.13
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209

209 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.13 as more ratings come in.

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Movie Info

Release Date

June 4, 1963

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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