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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

From political prisoner to Pope.

  • Nov 14, 1968
  • 2h 42m
  • G
TMDB user score 6.8/10 89 votes on TMDB
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Story

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.

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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
  • Rosemary Dexter Chiara
  • Frank Finlay Igor Bounin
  • Burt Kwouk Peng
  • Arnoldo Foà Gelasio
  • Paul Rogers Augustinian
  • Clive Revill Vucovich
  • Niall MacGinnis Capuchin Monk
  • Isa Miranda The Marchesa
  • Gerald Harper Brian
  • Leopoldo Trieste Dying Man's Friend

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