Country
Sweden
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Certification
15
Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall...
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dan Frazer | Father Murphy |
| Bobby Driscoll | Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited) |
| Ralph Nelson | Mr. Ashton (uncredited) |
| Jester Hairston | Homer Smith (singing voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Lilies of the Field |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch, English, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Rainbow Productions, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 4 giugno 1963 |
| Producer | Ralph Nelson, J. Paul Popkin |
| Writer | William E. Barrett, James Poe |
| Editors | John W. McCafferty |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller, Leo McCreary |
| Asst. Directors | Harry R. Sherman, Joe Popkin, Ralph Nelson, Stanley K. Scheuer |
| Lighting | Norman C. McClay |
| Camera Operators | Ernest Haller, Leo McCreary |
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| Add. Photography | Ernest Haller, Leo McCreary |
| Production Design | Robert Eaton |
| Art Direction | Robert Eaton |
| Set Decoration | Robert Eaton |
| Composer | Jerry Goldsmith, Jester Hairston, Carlton W. Faulkner, Albert Shaff, Del Harris |
| Sound | Jester Hairston, Jerry Goldsmith, Carlton W. Faulkner, Albert Shaff, Del Harris |
| Costume Design | Wesley Sherrard |
| Makeup | Wesley Sherrard |
| Hairstyling | Wesley Sherrard |
| Collezione | Lilies of the Field Collection |
| Budget | 247.000 € |
| Incasso | 7.000.000 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Certification
6
Country
Italy
Date
Aug 31, 1963
Country
Austria
Date
Oct 01, 1963
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Oct 01, 1963
Certification
NR
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Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1964
Certification
e Livre
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 24, 1964
Certification
G
Country
Portugal
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Certification
e Livre
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 01, 2005
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
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