{"id":10332,"date":"2023-12-11T22:56:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T03:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scarytaskbar.com\/movies\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:14:31","slug":"lilies-of-the-field-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scarytaskbar.com\/movies\/lilies-of-the-field-1963\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilies of the Field (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Genre<\/strong>:<\/td>\nComedy<\/a>, Drama<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year<\/strong>:<\/td>\n1963<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MPAA Rated:<\/strong><\/td>\nTV-PG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viewer Rating:<\/strong><\/td>\n
IMDB Rating:<\/strong><\/td>\n7.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall…<\/em><\/p>\n

Lilies of the Field<\/strong>\u00a0is a heartwarming drama directed by Ralph Nelson<\/strong> and based on the novel by William Edmund Barrett<\/strong>. The film stars Sidney Poitier<\/strong>, who won an Academy Award for his role, making him the first black actor to win the Best Actor Oscar.<\/p>\n

The story follows\u00a0Homer Smith, an itinerant handyman who stops at a remote farm in the Arizona desert to get water for his car. There, he meets a group of East European Catholic nuns led by the strict Mother Maria. The nuns believe that Homer has been sent by God to build them a chapel.\u00a0Despite initial resistance, Homer is persuaded to stay and help them, leading to a touching and inspirational journey of faith, community, and perseverance.<\/p>\n

The film is notable for its themes of cooperation and understanding across cultural and racial divides, and it remains a classic example of 1960s American cinema.<\/p>\n

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