Lilies of the Field

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Sidney Poitier Homer Smith

Lilia Skala Mother Maria

Lisa Mann Sister Gertrude

Isa Crino Sister Agnes

Francesca Jarvis Sister Albertine