The Shoes of the Fisherman
In a last desperate effort to prevent World War III, a secret meeting is arranged. One man is called upon to succeed where all the world leaders have failed. That man was once a prisoner in a Russian labor camp. He is now the Pope.
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11/14/1968Runtime
162 minsOverview
All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.
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EnglishBudget
$6,700,000Revenue
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A solemn political thriller wrapped in spiritual conviction, where a former Soviet prisoner becomes the Pope tasked with preventing nuclear catastrophe. It's a film that treats its high stakes and moral weight with unironic seriousness.
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Anthony Quinn
Kiril Lakota
Laurence Olivier
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Oskar Werner
Fr. David Telemond
David Janssen
George Faber
Vittorio De Sica
Cardinal Rinaldi
Leo McKern
Cardinal Leone
John Gielgud
The Elder pope
Barbara Jefford
Dr. Ruth Faber
Rosemary Dexter
Chiara
Frank Finlay
Igor Bounin
Burt Kwouk
Chairman Peng
Arnoldo Foà
Gelasio (as Arnoldo Foa')
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