Lilies of the Field: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino. A travelling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.
Christmas Lilies of the Field: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Billy Dee Williams, Maria Schell, Fay Hauser, Lisa Mann. Homer Smith returns to the chapel which, years before, he helped to build to find that the nuns have taken in a group of homeless/unwan
Lilies of the Field (1963)A SDG Original source: National Catholic Register Sidney Poitier won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Homer Smith, a cheerful, itinerant Baptist handyman who one day pulls off the road and approaches a house with no more thought than to get water for ...
简介 Homer Smith returns to the chapel which, years before, he helped to build to find that the nuns have taken in a group of homeless/unwanted/runaway children. Once again, he is inspired by the nuns` faith and selfless devotion, and this time he builds an orphanage and a little scho...
简介 Homer Smith returns to the chapel which, years before, he helped to build to find that the nuns have taken in a group of homeless/unwanted/runaway children. Once again, he is inspired by the nuns` faith and selfless devotion, and this time he builds an orphanage and a little scho...
Despite several setbacks, he completes the chapel and in the process earns the respect and admiration of the nuns and the local townspeople. Ironically, given the social significance of Lilies of the Field, Smith’s race is never brought up in the film. Poitier’s Academy Award win marked ...
Homer Smith returns to the chapel which, years before, he helped to build to find that the nuns have taken in a group of homeless/unwanted/runaway children. Once again, he is inspired by the nuns` faith and selfless devotion, and this time he builds an orphanage and a little school fo...