
The Shoes of the Fisherman
From political prisoner to Pope.
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.
- Year: 1968
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: based on novel or book, vatican (holy see), pope, roman catholic church, catholicism
- Director: Michael Anderson
- Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern