1968
6.7 (73 votes)
2h 42m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Shoes of the Fisherman
From political prisoner to Pope.
Overview
Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.
Key Crew
Director: Michael Anderson
Screenplay: John Patrick, James Kennaway
Director of Photography: Erwin Hillier
Producer: George Englund
Top Cast
Anthony Quinn
Kiril Lakota
Oskar Werner
Fr. David Telemond
David Janssen
George Faber
Vittorio De Sica
Cardinal Rinaldi
Laurence Olivier
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Leo McKern
Cardinal Leone
John Gielgud
The Elder Pope
Barbara Jefford
Dr. Ruth Faber
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