Continuity mistake: In the scene where Sidney Poitier is sitting down to supper with the nuns there is a full plate of bread. He takes a piece off the full plate and the camera cuts to the mother superior. The plate is now empty. The camera cuts back to Sydney Poitier and the plate is full of bread. During the conversation all of the nuns are sitting down, none get up to refill the plate.
Lilies Of The Field (1963)
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Directed by: Ralph Nelson
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Isa Crino, Lisa Mann
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Mother Maria: The Lions.
Sister Gertrude: Ya.
Mother Maria: The Elks.
Sister Gertrude: Ya.
Mother Maria: The Order of Moose.
Sister Gertrude: Ya.
Mother Maria: Kiwani's, what kind of animal is that?
Sister Gertrude: American.
Trivia: Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Homer Smith in this movie, making him the first African-American to win the Award. It was also Poitier's only Oscar-winning performance in his career.
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