LILIES OF THE FIELD (1963)

RALPH NELSON

Drama Comedy Blackness, Race & Ethnicity Religion Desert Feel Good Oscar Winners Recommended Kelly's Heroes

Cast

SIDNEY POITIER LILIA SKALA LISA MANN ISA CRINO FRANCESCA JARVIS PAMELA BRANCH JERRY GOLDSMITH

Plot

Homer Smith, an itinerant handyman, is driving through the Arizona desert when he meets five impoverished nuns. Stopping to fix their leaky farmhouse roof, Homer discovers that not only will the Mother Superior not pay him for the job, but she also wants him to build their chapel - for free! A wonderful feel-good movie about friendship, community and good, honest hard work with a performance from Poitier that earned him an historic Academy Award.