DVD

Lilies of the field / Rainbow Productions,Inc. ; produced and directed by Ralph Nelson.

Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987 (film producer,, film director.). Poe, James, 1923-1980 (screenwriter.). Poitier, Sidney, (actor.). Skala, Lilia, (actor.). Adams, Stanley, 1915-1977 (actor.). Barrett, William E. (William Edmund), 1900-1986 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lilies of the field. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ) (Added Author). Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780792849193
ISBN: 0792849191
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. Special Features: Widescreen ; Language: English ; Subtitles: French & Spanish. Videodisc release of the 1963 motion picture. Based on the novel "Lilies of the Field" by William E. Barrett.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Screenplay, James Poe ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Participant or Performer Note:	Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Closed captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Award, Best Actor, 1963.