Lilies of the Field

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$7.0M

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. 13 wins & 13 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Director

Ralph Nelson

Cast

Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann

Released

5 July 1963

Runtime

1h 34m

Certificate

Approved

IMDb rating

7.5 / 10

Votes

14,784

Metascore

61

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Budget

$247,000

Edition

Base