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.
1968 en 162 minutes
Rating: 6.7
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast
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')
Paul Rogers
Augustinian
George Pravda
Gorshenin (credit only)
Clive Revill
Tovarich Vucovich
Niall MacGinnis
Capuchin Monk
Marne Maitland
Cardinal Rahamani
Isa Miranda
The Marchesa
Gerald Harper
Brian
Leopoldo Trieste
Dying Man's Friend
Peter Copley
English Cardinal
Arthur Howard
English Cardinal
Jean Rougeul
Dominican
Arnaldo Caivano
Dying Man (uncredited)
Inna Alexeievna
Party Guest (uncredited)
Silvana Bacci
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Frederick
American Cardinal (uncredited)
Åke Lindman
Soldier Releasing Lakota (uncredited)
Lex Monson
Third African Priest (uncredited)
Dom Moor
Polish Cardinal (uncredited)
Antonio Proietti
Cardinal (uncredited)
Alfred Thomas
African Cardinal (uncredited)
