The Shoes of the Fisherman

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.

6.771

162 min

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

Director

Michael Anderson