Christmas Lilies of the Field is a 1979 English-language Drama motion picture written by William E. Barrett, John Mcgreevey and Ralph Nelson. The movie is directed by Ralph Nelson and produced by Toby Martin and Jack N. Reddish under the banner of Osmond Productions for NBC. Homer Smith returns to the chapel which, years before, he helped to build to find that the nuns have taken in a group of homeless/unwanted/runaway children. Once again, he is inspired by the nuns' faith and selfless devotion, and this time he builds an orphanage and a little school for the children. Written by S. Muller. Christmas lilies of the field stars Billy Dee Williams, Maria Schell, Fay Hauser, Lisa Mann, Hanna Hertelendy, Judith Piquet and Steve Sotuyo. The music was composed by George Aliceson Tipton. Cinematography was done by Robert B. Hauser and editing by O. Nicholas Brown. The motion picture has a running time of 100 min. It was released on 16th December 1979. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by NBC.