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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
political drama film
aspectOf films about popes
films about the Catholic Church
author Morris West
basedOn The Shoes of the Fisherman (novel)
character George Faber
Kirill Lakota
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Pope Kiril I
characterOrigin Ukrainian archbishop
cinematographyBy Erwin Hillier
colorProcess Metrocolor
countryOfOrigin United States
director Michael Anderson
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Ernest Walter
filmingLocation Rome
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
narrativeLocation China
Soviet Union
Vatican City
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
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
publicationDate 1968
releaseDate 1968-11-14
runtime 162 minutes
screenwriter James Kennaway
John Patrick
setInPeriod Cold War
starring Anthony Quinn
David Janssen
John Gielgud
Laurence Olivier
Leo McKern
Oskar Werner NERFINISHED
Vittorio De Sica

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Michael Anderson notableWork The Shoes of the Fisherman
Michael Anderson directed The Shoes of the Fisherman
Ralph Winters notableWork The Shoes of the Fisherman
Oskar Werner notableWork The Shoes of the Fisherman
Alex North notableWork The Shoes of the Fisherman
subject linked to: Isadore Soifer
The Shoes of the Fisherman basedOn The Shoes of the Fisherman (novel)
linked to: The Shoes of the Fisherman