Cinematic background from Lilies of the Field 1963 - 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 superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a box; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of people working on a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – An old woman wearing a nun's habit and holding up her right hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of people standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a t - shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man sitting at a table with a cup in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man smiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A couple of people standing on the side of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a box of beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man drinking a cup; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man in a suit and a woman in a nun's habit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting at a table with plates; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man working on a fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a frisbee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man standing in front of a building with two nuns; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a white shirt; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man standing under a wooden structure; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting at a table with a suitcase; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting on a porch while a man plays a guitar; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a hawaiian shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man and a nun; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in an apron; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man and a nun playing a guitar and singing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit holding a baseball bat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men standing next to each other in front of a helicopter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a trailer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man talking on a cell phone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A nun sitting at a table with a laptop; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of people standing next to each other wearing hats; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men standing next to each other in front of construction equipment; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men are painting a brick wall with a ladder; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a baseball bat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of men working on a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men sitting at a bar talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of people dressed up as nuns; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns standing around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a log; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man holding a wooden stick in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a box of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men standing next to each other in front of some construction equipment; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of men working on a brick wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two women dressed in nun's clothes and smiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man working on an old car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man holding a hula hoop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – Two men standing next to each other holding papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of nuns standing around a table with a man sitting at the table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a truck; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A group of women dressed in nun's clothes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A black and white photo of a man in the driver's seat of a car holding money; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man standing on top of a ladder near a brick wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lilies of the Field” (1963), directed by Ralph Nelson – A man sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle