The Shoes of the Fisherman

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The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1968 political drama film about a Ukrainian archbishop unexpectedly elected pope during a global crisis, exploring themes of faith, power, and Cold War tensions.

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instanceOf American film
film
political drama film
aspectOf films about popes
films about the Catholic Church
author Morris West NERFINISHED
basedOn The Shoes of the Fisherman (novel) NERFINISHED
character George Faber NERFINISHED
Kirill Lakota NERFINISHED
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev NERFINISHED
Pope Kiril I NERFINISHED
characterOrigin Ukrainian archbishop
cinematographyBy Erwin Hillier NERFINISHED
colorProcess Metrocolor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Anderson NERFINISHED
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Ernest Walter NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Rome NERFINISHED
genre drama film
political drama
hasSubject nuclear war
papacy
world hunger
mainTheme Cold War tensions
faith
global crisis
power
medium feature film
musicBy Alex North NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation China NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Vatican City NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A Ukrainian archbishop is unexpectedly elected pope during a global crisis involving Cold War tensions and famine in China.
producer George Englund NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
publicationDate 1968
releaseDate 1968-11-14
runtime 162 minutes
screenwriter James Kennaway NERFINISHED
John Patrick NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
starring Anthony Quinn NERFINISHED
David Janssen NERFINISHED
John Gielgud NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED
Leo McKern NERFINISHED
Oskar Werner NERFINISHED
Vittorio De Sica NERFINISHED

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Michael Anderson notableWork The Shoes of the Fisherman
Michael Anderson directed The Shoes of the Fisherman