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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, 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.
Lilies of the Field (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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.
Sidney Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar as a warm, sensitive handyman who, while stranded in an Arizona desert town, builds a chapel for a lively group of nuns (including Lilia Skala).
On Oct. 1, 1963, United Artists hosted the New York premiere of Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier and Lilia Skala. The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 36th Academy...
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...
Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar as a warm, sensitive handyman who, while stranded in an Arizona desert town, builds a chapel for a lively group of nuns (including Lilia Skala).