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Dominican Rep. The Shoes of the Fisherman
- Original title
- The Shoes of the Fisherman
- Year
- 1968
- Running time
- 157 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Anthony Quinn
Laurence Olivier
Oskar Werner
David Janssen
Barbara Jefford
Leo McKern
Vittorio De Sica
John Gielgud
Paul Rogers
Clive Revill- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Cold War. Religion
- Synopsis
- After twenty years in a Siberian labor camp, Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn), the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lvov, is set free by USSR president Piotr Ilyich Kamenev (Laurence Olivier). The Catholic Archbishop is released and sent to Rome, where the ailing Pope (John Gielgud) makes him a Cardinal. The world is in a state of crisis - a famine in China is exacerbated by United States restrictions on Chinese trade and the ongoing Chinese-Soviet feud. When the Pontiff dies, Lakota finds himself elected Pope. But the new Pope Kiril I is plagued by self-doubt, by his years in prison, and by the strange world he knows so little about. This movie contains extensive information about Catholic faith & practice, as a television news reporter steps in from time-to-time to explain the procedures involved in selecting a new Pope.
- Awards
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1968: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Soundtrack, Art Direction1968: Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture Score. Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Drama1968: National Board of Review: Best Film
- Critics' reviews
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"Unless you have read the novel by Morris West on which the film is based, the first two hours are unintelligible."
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