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The Shoes of the Fisherman

Release Date:November 14, 1968

Running Time:162 min

Genres:Drama

Director

Cast

Anthony Quinn Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Laurence Olivier Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemary Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk Arnoldo Foà

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Synopsis

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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