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Lilies of the Field

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.

Original title: Lilies of the Field

7

nominations

14%

winning rate

1

win

British Academy Film Awards #18 - 1965

Award People Status
Best Foreign Actor Sidney Poitier
United Nations Award

Academy Awards #36 - 1964

Award People Status
Best Picture Ralph Nelson - as producer(s)
Best Actor in a Leading Role Sidney Poitier Winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lilia Skala
Best Adapted Screenplay James Poe
Best Cinematography (Black and White) Ernest Haller