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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. 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...
name
character
Stanley Adams
Juan
Pamela Branch
Sister Elizabeth
Isa Crino
Sister Agnes
Dan Frazer
Father Murphy
Francesca Jarvis
Sister Albertine
Lisa Mann
Sister Gertrude
Sidney Poitier
Homer Smith
Lilia Skala
Mother Maria
name
William E. Barrett
writer (original)
Jerry Goldsmith
composer
Ralph Nelson
director, producer
James Poe
screenplay
award
category
name
year
Academy Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Sidney Poitier
1963
Golden Globe Award
Best Actor
Sidney Poitier
1963
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