The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
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Cast
as Kiril Lakota
as Fr. David Telemond
as George Faber
as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
as Cardinal Rinaldi
as Cardinal Leone
as Elder Pope
as Dr. Ruth Faber
as Chiara
as Igor Bounin
as Peng
as Gelasio
as Augustinian
as Gorshenin
as Vucovich
as Capuchin Monk
as David Telemond
as Cardinal Rahamani
as The Marchesa
as Brian
as Dying Man's Friend
as English Cardinal
as English Cardinal
as Dominican
as Negro Cardinal
as Polish Cardinal
as American Cardinal
Critic Reviews for The Shoes of the Fisherman
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A curious, at times almost prescient anticipation of the reign of John Paul II, filtered partly through the lens of the Silly Sixties.
Unless you have read the novel by Morris West on which the film is based, the first two hours are unintelligible.
Critics have comically dubbed it Zorba the Pope.
Settle back and let this old fashioned but entirely enjoyable epic (from Aussie writer Morris West's novel) take you on a journey that is in many ways every bit as relevant today as it was then
All-star cast, headed by Anthony Quinn, Olivier and Gielgud, can't help Anderson's poor transfern of Morris West's bestseller, an international political thriller about a Russian survivor of the gulag who becomes pope; best thing is Alex North's score.
...it gets so bogged down in subplots and minutiae, it loses its way.
Audience Reviews for The Shoes of the Fisherman
It is a 50 year old movie, but I enjoyed it. If only all Popes cared about the world rather than the church.
Super Reviewer
You won't find better costumes or locations/sets from 1960s movies -- although the film is a bit more dated than your average 60's flick.
Super Reviewer
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