The Shoes of the Fisherman

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Anthony Quinn Kiril Lakota

Oskar Werner Fr. David Telemond

David Janssen George Faber

Vittorio De Sica Cardinal Rinaldi

Laurence Olivier Piotr Ilyich Kamenev