The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1968-11-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:162 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Michael Anderson
Actors:Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Laurence Olivier
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

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.

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