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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)

Drama

From political prisoner to Pope.

Release Date: 1968, November 14
Directors: Michael Anderson
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Leopoldo Trieste, Frank Finlay, Clive Revill, Burt Kwouk, John Gielgud, George Pravda, Barbara Jefford, Laurence Olivier, Arthur Howard, Marne Maitland, Anthony Quinn, Leo McKern

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book vatican (holy see) pope roman catholic church catholicism