The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

6.8/10 162 min Drama

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.

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

George Pravda

Gorshenin

Peter Copley

English Cardinal #1

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