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.

GENRES:  Comedy • Drama
DIRECTION:  Ralph Nelson
CAST:  Sidney Poitier  •  Lilia Skala  •  Isa Crino  •  Lisa Mann

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Cast & Characters

Sidney Poitier Homer Smith
Lilia Skala Mother Maria
Isa Crino Sister Agnes
Lisa Mann Sister Gertrude
Stanley Adams Juan
Francesca Jarvis Sister Albertine
Pamela Branch Sister Elizabeth
Dan Frazer Father Murphy
Ralph Nelson Mr. Ashton (uncredited)
Bobby Driscoll Mexican Holding Chapel Door (uncredited)

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