The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
From political prisoner to Pope.
162 min
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.
- Release date
- November 14, 1968
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Alex North
- Budget
- $6,700,000
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Overture4:03
- Main Title2:02
- Kiril's Release / Kamenev2:35
- Rome2:34
- Pope and Kiril / Announcement / St. Peter's Square2:20
- Ceremony3:12
- Arrival of the Cardinals3:06
- The Election (album version)4:40
- Kiril's Past1:41
- Kiril is proclaimed Pope / White Smoke4:02
- Entr'Acte / Leone2:27
- Kiril's Loneliness2:14
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Kiril Lakota
- Oskar Werner as Fr. David Telemond
- David Janssen as George Faber
- Vittorio De Sica as Cardinal Rinaldi
- Laurence Olivier as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
- Leo McKern as Cardinal Leone
- John Gielgud as The Elder Pope
- Barbara Jefford as Dr. Ruth Faber
- Rosemary Dexter as Chiara
- Frank Finlay as Igor Bounin
- Burt Kwouk as Peng
- Arnoldo Foà as Gelasio
- Paul Rogers as Augustinian
- Clive Revill as Vucovich
- Niall MacGinnis as Capuchin Monk
- Isa Miranda as The Marchesa
- Gerald Harper as Brian
- Leopoldo Trieste as Dying Man's Friend
- George Pravda as Gorshenin
- Peter Copley as English Cardinal #1
- Arthur Howard as English Cardinal #2
- Marne Maitland as Cardinal Rahamani
- Jean Rougeul as Dominican
Crew
- Michael Anderson · Director
- John Patrick · Writer
- James Kennaway · Writer
- Morris West · Writer
- George Englund · Producer
- Alex North · Composer
- Erwin Hillier · Cinematographer
- Ernest Walter · Editor