Christmas Lilies of the Field

Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979) is a movie I recently watched for the first time on Tubi. The storyline follows a handyman that once worked for a covenant of Nuns who focused on helping orphaned children by educating them. When he returns to see how they're doing he discovers they need a new school and the government is trying to shut them down. He will need to decide if he wants to drop everything and help them build a new school as well as thwart the government's attempts to take their orphanage.

This movie is directed by Ralph Nelson (Once a Thief) and stars Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars), Maria Schell (Superman), Fay Hauser (Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh), Hanna Landy (Rosemary's Baby) and Bob Hastings (McHale's Navy).

It was really fun to see Billy Dee Williams in this picture. He delivered a great performance. The storyline is unique and was fun to watch unfold and the songs throughout the picture were well done and fairly clever in terms of how they were tied into the scene. This movie contains really good characters throughout that are easy to root for. Even the children deliver great performances. The movie has a triumphant conclusion that makes you smile and appreciate the journey.

Overall this is a fun, heartfelt film that is is definitely worth a viewing. I would score this a 6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.