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Lilies Of The Field (1963)
Released By: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Rating: Not Rated In Theaters: N/A

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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Ralph Nelson
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Sidney Poitier
Published ID: 372
UPC: 027616858962,
Plot: Sidney Poitier plays Homer Smith, an aimless ex-GI who takes a temporary handyman job at a Southwestern farm maintained by five German nuns. It is the cherished dream of the Mother Superior (Lilia Skala) to build a chapel (or, as she says, a shapel). She is convinced that the personable Homer has been sent from Above to help her realize her dream. He protests loudly and rudely, but she will not be dissuaded. How Homer accomplishes her goal, endears himself to the surrounding townsfolk, and avoids an arrest for a previous crime, comprises the heart of Lilies of the Field. The film, adapted by James Poe from a novel by William E. Barrett, was later remade for television, and it won Poitier an Academy Award for Best Actor, the first time that award was given to an African-American. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

LILIES OF THE FIELD DVD

Added 9/7/2009

I remember this film when I was younger and it was unobtainable in Australia. It was a enjoyable 'feel good' film, especially on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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Lilies of the Field

Added 6/12/2009

Bought this DVD for my mom on Mother's Day. She had mentioned wanting a copy.
She loves it.

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Lilies of the Field

Added 5/9/2009

Wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Disappointing to say the least.

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Money Is Not Everything

Added 4/12/2009

Sidney Poitier plays Homer Smith, a wandering handyman, who, while travelling through Arizona, runs into a group of very impoverished nuns. He stops at their delapidated farm house to fix a leaky roof. To his great surprise, the Mother Superior does not have any money to pay him for his work; she, also, to his astonishment, wants him to build them a chapel for free too. Needless to say, Homer is flabbergasted and hesitates, at first, to begin the work; yet, he single-handedly begins erecting the chapel knowing full well that he will not receive any money. What spurrs him on is the thought that when the work is completed he will leave this woebegone desert town a better place than when he found it.

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Heartwarming movie.

Added 4/8/2009

I have enjoyed this movie on TV several times and decided I wanted to have it so I can watch it anytime I wanted.

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LILIES OF THE FIELD DVD

Added 9/7/2009

I remember this film when I was younger and it was unobtainable in Australia. It was a enjoyable 'feel good' film, especially on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.

Lilies of the Field

Added 6/12/2009

Bought this DVD for my mom on Mother's Day. She had mentioned wanting a copy.
She loves it.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.

Lilies of the Field

Added 5/9/2009

Wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Disappointing to say the least.

0 out of 2 people found this helpful.

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