ApprovedLilies of the Field

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Play Time: 94 mins
Comedy, Drama
Lilies of the Field

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.

Status: Released (1963-06-04)
Awards:Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 13 nominations total
Screen:James Poe, William E. Barrett
Productions: Rainbow Productions, United Artists
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English, Español, Deutsch
Lilies of the Field
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This is one of my favourite performances from Sidney Poitier. Normally his characterisations were settled in an environment of racist and/or bigoted undertones. This drama actually has a much lighter, more comedic, touch to it. He is "Homer" a travelling factotum who happens upon fiv ....

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