The Shoes of the Fisherman
From political prisoner to Pope.
6.8(87) 1968-11-14 162 minDrama
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.
DirectorMichael Anderson
ScreenplayJohn Patrick
ScreenplayJames Kennaway
Original Music ComposerAlex North
ProducerGeorge Englund
Cast & characters
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
