Lilies of the field
(DVD)

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Contributors
Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987, producer,
Poe, James, 1923-1980, screenwriter.
Poitier, Sidney, actor.
Skala, Lilia, actor.
Adams, Stanley, 1915-1977, actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber Incorporated, [2015].
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Drama.
African Americans -- Relations with German Americans -- Drama.
Church buildings -- Arizona -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Germans -- Arizona -- Drama.
Nuns -- Arizona -- Drama.
United States -- Race relations -- Drama.

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber Incorporated, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
738329163723

Notes

General Note
First released at the Berlin International Film Festival in June 1963. First released in the U.S.A. on October 1, 1963.
General Note
Based on the novel by William E. Barrett.
General Note
Bonus material: Lilies of the Field theatrical trailer ; They Call Me Mister Tibbs trailer ; The Organization trailer ; Duel at Diablo trailer.
Participants/Performers
Sidney Poitier (Homer Smith), Lilia Skala (Mother Maria), Stanley Adams (Juan); Lisa Mann (Sister Gertrude), Isa Crino (Sister Agnes), Francesca Jarvis (Sister Albertine), Pamela Branch (Sister Elizabeth), Dan Frazer (Father Murphy).
Description
Free spirited ex-G.I. and unemployed construction worker Homer Smith stops at a remote farm in the Arizona desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of German refugee Catholic nuns, headed by the strict Mother Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD, anamorphic widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1).
Language
English language with some German and Spanish, and optional English subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award, Best Actor, 1963.

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