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Lilies of the Field (1963)
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An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats... See full summary » Director:Ralph Nelson |
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Cast
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Lisa Mann | ... | |
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Isa Crino | ... | |
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Francesca Jarvis | ... | |
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Pamela Branch | ... | |
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Stanley Adams | ... |
Juan
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Dan Frazer | ... |
Father Murphy
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Storyline
An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) 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 (Mother Maria), who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert... Written by Christopher J. Thompson <thompson@amath.washington.edu>
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Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from behind the Berlin Wall... See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Lilien auf dem Felde See more »Filming Locations:
Tucson, Arizona, USABox Office
Budget:
$240,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Homer Smith: Oh! Why couldn't they have asked me to build a bathtub? With nice, *hot* water?
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(uncredited)
By Jester Hairston
Sung by Sidney Poitier dubbed by Jester Hairston See more »
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Shot on location in Arizona in only 14 days. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Homer leaves the nuns for the first time, the nuns must walk to mass along the road downhill. The sun is shining left to right across their faces casting a shadow on the ground to the right of screen. In all close-ups of the nuns, the sun is shining right to left (the complete opposite direction) across their faces. See more »Quotes
[Splashing himself with water outside]Homer Smith: Oh! Why couldn't they have asked me to build a bathtub? With nice, *hot* water?
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Crazy Credits
At the end of the film, the word "Amen" is seen, rather than "The End". See more »Soundtracks
"Amen"(uncredited)
By Jester Hairston
Sung by Sidney Poitier dubbed by Jester Hairston See more »
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