The movie was filmed on the northern edge (near Sabino Canyon and Cloud Road) of Tucson. The church doors were borrowed from the Chapel in Sasabe, Arizona and were carved by local Tucson artist Charles Bolsius. Is the chapel in Lilies of the Field still standing?
Some parts of this film have been shot at Sabino Canyon in Tucson while a few other parts have been filmed at Kinney Road in Old Tucson. Sierrita Mountains in Arizona have also been shown in a few frames of this drama flick.
What is the plot of the movie Lilies of the field?
Lilies of the Field was a drama film which hit the theatres in the year 1963. The plot of this film revolves around a travelling man who helps a few nuns fulfil their dream of having a chapel on a deserted land. The film has been directed by Ralph Nelson and the story has been written by William E Barrett.
In the summer of 1979, Ralph Nelson, as director, was the principal driver in getting a NBC TV MOW (movie of the week) of this same story produced, Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979) featuring Billy Dee Williams as Homer Smith and Maria Schell as Mother Maria.
What is the biblical meaning of ‘Lilies of the field’?
Lilies of the field stand rooted in place and grow without doing any work or spinning any clothes for themselves. They are clothed exactly as God the Father wants them to be.
Matthew 6:28 says: “Consider the lilies of the field ,” and then goes on to continue to say in v. 30 “the grass which today is alive and tomorrow is cast into the oven.” ( See Grass .).
Who is the composer of the musical Look to the lilies?
It also features an early film score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith. The film was turned into a Broadway musical in 1970, retitled Look to the Lilies, with Shirley Booth in the role of Mother Maria Marthe.