Lilies of the Field
1963 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 14,315 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Nelson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 835 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:21 My car's thirsty. Can I please have some water?
00:07:56 We were not put on the earth to hurry, Schmidt.
00:11:59 I could speak English for you.
00:14:14 - You stand up! - You stand up!
00:17:24 Ve no coffee.
00:20:58 - Very good, Schwester Elizabeth. - Danke schön.
00:23:38 "Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow."
00:27:27 You take milk?
00:29:51 - That pie there? - Sure.
00:33:02 # Ave Maris Stella
00:35:14 - # Amen, amen, amen - # Down at the Jordan
00:38:05 Well... it's been interesting. Not profitable, but interesting.
00:41:30 We can do it, Schmidt.
00:45:14 Hey, hey. You like that.
00:49:25 - Tomorrow you for Ashton work? - Tomorrow and the next day. Why?
00:53:30 Yeah. That stuff you wear
00:59:52 That'd make more sense. "Wash yourself, Schmidt."
01:07:11 So now it's fast and it's ready the sooner.
01:10:25 I was wrong. You was right.
01:13:22 Hey, put another man on this beam! Miguel!
01:15:51 Today we raise the roof. We have fiesta. You come?
01:19:30 Hey, Smith.
01:24:59 # Amen
01:27:29 - # Amen - # Wrapped in a manger
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed835
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:02:21
Final line01:27:29
Production Record
DirectorRalph Nelson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$247,000
Revenue$7,000,000
IMDb votes14,315