Oct 1 1963 

LILIES OF THE FIELD opens in New York. Directed by Ralph Nelson. Written by William Edmund Barrett from his novel, and James Poe. Sidney Poitier in Oscar winning role as itinerant handyman tasked with building a chapel for 5 penniless foreign nuns living in Arizona desert. Simple, uncloying, faith-based film of outstanding artistic discipline. With Lilia Skala.

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