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.
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| Directing | Ralph Nelson | Director |
| Writing | William E. Barrett | Novel |
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ralph Nelson | Producer |
| Editing | John W. McCafferty | Editor |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Art | Robert Eaton | Property Master |
| Production | J. Paul Popkin | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Harry R. Sherman | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joe Popkin | Assistant Director |
| Production | Larry Hampton | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Carlton W. Faulkner | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Stanley K. Scheuer | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Albert Shaff | Music Editor |
| Sound | Del Harris | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wesley Sherrard | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Leo McCreary | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Norman C. McClay | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jester Hairston | Music Arranger |
