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Lilies of the Field ()

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A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 13 nominations.
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Homer Smith
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Mother Maria
Lisa Mann ...
Sister Gertrude
Isa Crino ...
Sister Agnes
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Sister Albertine
Pamela Branch ...
Sister Elizabeth
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Juan
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Father Murphy
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Young Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)
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Mr. Ashton (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ralph Nelson

Written by

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James Poe ... (screenplay)
 
William E. Barrett ... (novel)

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Ralph Nelson ... producer
J. Paul Popkin ... associate producer

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Jerry Goldsmith

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Ernest Haller ... director of photography

Editing by

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John W. McCafferty

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Joe Popkin ... assistant director
Harry R. Sherman ... assistant director

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Robert Eaton ... property master

Sound Department

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Carlton W. Faulkner ... sound engineer (as C.W. Faulkner)
Del Harris ... sound effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Norman C. McClay ... gaffer
Leo McCreary ... head grip
Richard C. Glouner ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Jackman Jr. ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Wesley Sherrard ... wardrobe (as Wesley G. Sherrard)

Music Department

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Jester Hairston ... music arranger: vocal arrangements
Albert Shaff ... music editor (as Albie Shaff)
Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica soloist (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Stanley Scheuer ... script supervisor (as Stanley K. Scheuer)

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Larry Hampton ... production coordinator (as Lawrence A. Hampton)
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Plot Summary

Homer Smith, 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 Maria, who believes that Homer has been sent by God to build a much-needed church in the desert... Written by Christopher J. Thompson

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Taglines Sidney Poitier as the life-loving ex-GI who one day encounters five nuns escaped from beyond the Berlin Wall... See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Mischief Maker (United States)
  • Piety in the Sky (United States)
  • The Amen Man (United States)
  • Le Lys des champs (France)
  • Les Lys des champs (France)
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  • 94 min
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Budget $240,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Since the story's action was tied to the chapel's construction, a crew had to work through the night to keep up with its "progress" in the film. The actual building was real and could have stood for decades, but because it was built on rented property, it had to be demolished immediately after the filming was completed. See more »
Goofs When Homer finished the steeple, the steeple is solid brick. In the last scene, the steeple has see-through spaces in it. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968). See more »
Soundtracks Amen See more »
Crazy Credits At the end of the film, the word "Amen" is seen, rather than "The End". See more »
Quotes Homer Smith: Gringo? I don't know if that's a step up or a step down from some other things I've been called.
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