Christmas Lilies of the Field

Having finished a tour of duty in the army, Homer returns to the chapel he helped build. Again inspired by the nuns’ faith and selfless devotion, he builds an orphanage and a school for the children., Sequel to the 1963 classic, with Billy Dee Williams as handyman Homer Smith aiding refugee nuns in the Arizona desert. Mother Maria: Maria Schell. Janet: Fay Hauser. Agnes: Judith Piguet. Father Connor: Fred Hart. Albertine: Hanna Hertelendy. Ralph Nelson directed., Originally made for television as a sequel to the classic Lilies of the Field, this film concerns an ex-soldier turned handyman (Billy Dee Williams) who returns to the Arizona chapel he built earlier. Encouraged by five nuns, he builds both an orphanage and a small school.