Movie · Drama · Comedy

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 Germany. Realizing that the farm needs a lot of work, Homer takes on a number of repair projects for the women, who are led by the headstrong Mother Maria (Lilia Skala). Impressed by Homer's kindness and strong work ethic, the nuns come to believe that he has been sent by God to help build them a chapel.

1963 · 1h 34m
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Director Ralph Nelson

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Lilies of the Field

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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 Germany. Realizing that the farm needs a lot of work, Homer takes on a number of repair projects for the women, who are led by the headstrong Mother Maria (Lilia Skala). Impressed by Homer's kindness and strong work ethic, the nuns come to believe that he has been sent by God to help build them a chapel.

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Average 8.1
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Studio
MGM
Released
1963
Run Time
1 hr 34 min
Rated
UR
Region of Origin
United States
© 1963 THE NELSON LIVING TRUST

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Chinese, Traditional , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , Greek , Hebrew , Indonesian , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish , Thai

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.