Les Souliers de saint Pierre

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.

Release date

14 Nov 1968

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Runtime

2h 42m

Original title

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Kiril Lakota

Oskar Werner

Fr. David Telemond

David Janssen

George Faber

Vittorio De Sica

Cardinal Rinaldi

Laurence Olivier

Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

Leo McKern

Cardinal Leone

John Gielgud

The Elder Pope

Barbara Jefford

Dr. Ruth Faber

Rosemary Dexter

Chiara

Frank Finlay

Igor Bounin

Burt Kwouk

Peng

Arnoldo Foà

Gelasio