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Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy-drama film adapted by James Poe from the 1962 novel of the same name by William Edmund Barrett, and stars Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams, and Dan Frazer.
Lilies of the Field: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino. A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Lilies of the Field: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino. A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
The film Lilies of the Field, released in 1963, is the type of film the trades used to call "heartwarming"; a wandering ex-G.I. stops by a farm being run by five German nuns and agrees to help them out with various and sundry tasks and chores.
Lilies of the Field. 1963 · 1 hr 35 min. TV-PG. Drama · Comedy. A warm, sensitive handyman, stranded in an Arizona desert town, builds a chapel for a lively group of nuns. Subtitles: English. Starring: Stanley Adams Sidney Poitier Lilia Skala. Directed by: Ralph Nelson.
Lilies of the Field, American film drama, released in 1963, that explores issues of faith and is especially noted for Sidney Poitier’s historic Academy Award win: he became the first African American to win an Oscar for best actor.
A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert. Homer Smith, an unemployed construction worker heading out west, stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats.
When traveling African-American handyman Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) stops by a farm in rural Arizona, he is welcomed by a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany.
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Lilies of the Field follows Homer Smith, an African-American handyman, who encounters a group of East German nuns in the Arizona desert. The nuns believe Homer has been sent by God to build a chapel for their congregation. Sidney Poitier stars as Smith, in a performance that earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. The film is known for its exploration of faith, determination, and community.
Play Trailer. Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall... Overview. An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats.
