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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. It was produced and directed by Ralph Nelson.
A 1963 Oscar-winning film about a travelling handyman who helps nuns build a chapel in the desert. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama
- Ralph Nelson
- 1963-07-05
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.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
A black handyman helps a group of Catholic nuns build a chapel in the desert, despite their strict and unbending Mother Superior. The movie explores the themes of faith, devotion, and human nature through the characters and their interactions.
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.
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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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