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Lilies of the field

Title
Lilies of the field / directed by Ralph Nelson.
Publication
Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Video, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Barrett, William E. (William Edmund), 1900-1986.
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • Skala, Lilia
  • Adams, Stanley, 1915-1977
  • Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987
  • Rainbow Productions (Chicago, Ill.) production company.
  • MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Description
1 videocassette (95 min.) : sound, black & white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Poitier plays an ex G.I. who comes across a group of five nuns who are working to build a church and convent on the edge of the Arizona desert. Challenged by the mother superior, he single-handedly sets out to build the church and to raise the financing of it as well.
Series Statement
Vintage classics
Uniform Title
Vintage classics
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Video.
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
  • Based on the novel "Lilies of the Field" by William E. Barrett.
Credits (note)
  • Producer, Ralph Nelson ; screenwriter, James Poe ; composer, Jerry Goldsmith ; Rainbow Productions, Inc.
Performer (note)
  • Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-292
ISBN
0792834534
OCLC
  • 37017309
  • NYPG98-F392
Title
Lilies of the field / directed by Ralph Nelson.
Imprint
Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Video, c1997.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videocassette
Series
Vintage classics
Vintage classics
Cast
Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Stanley Adams.
Credits
Producer, Ralph Nelson ; screenwriter, James Poe ; composer, Jerry Goldsmith ; Rainbow Productions, Inc.
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Added Author
Motion picture adaptation of (work) Barrett, William E. (William Edmund), 1900-1986. Lilies of the field.
Poitier, Sidney, actor.
Skala, Lilia, actor.
Adams, Stanley, 1915-1977, actor.
Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987, film producer.
Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987, film director.
Rainbow Productions (Chicago, Ill.) production company.
MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
Publisher No.
M206182 MGM/UA Video
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-292
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