The Shoes of the Fisherman
by Michael Anderson
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Actor: Anthony Quinn, David Janssen, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, Vittorio De SicaDirector: Michael Anderson
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Latin (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 162 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Shoes of the Fisherman
Movie Review: The Shoes of the Fisherman
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent film. It is a little long but worth watching. It is well acted with some excellent actors and plots and subplots.
It is about Faith, Love, and Hope for the future along with one man's struggle from nothing into the modern world and finding his faith relevant. Although their are several subplots they all converge on the the central theme of Faith or Faith recovered, Love, Hope, and Hope for the future. Excellent movie
Summary of The Shoes of the Fisherman
All eyes are focused on the Vatican, hoping to see the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the selection of the next Pope. But this time, much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world hovering on the edge of nuclear nightmare. Year: 1968 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, Sir John GielgudIf you find during the 160-minute running time of The Shoes of the Fisherman that you don't like the plot, wait 10 minutes. It will surely change and there will be another story thread to entice you. The screenplay is literally all over the map: Siberia, where Archbishop Kiril Lakota, played splendidly by Anthony Quinn, has been exiled to a work camp in the oppressive Soviet regime; Moscow, where a genially scene-chewing Laurence Olivier plays a Soviet ruler with history with Lakota; China, where famine threatens to bring the world of the late '60s to the brink of World War III; and Rome, where Lakota travels after being freed (and where dissolute reporter David Janssen does his best to groove on the Swinging Sixties). Yet despite its flaws, the movie's central drama is riveting: the current Pope dies suddenly, and for a good bit of the film, viewers are treated to the Vatican's inner workings on the election of a new Pope. The events unfold at a leisurely pace, which allows you to drink in the spectacle and wonder of the ancient traditions. The Alex North Oscar-nominated score is lovely, and Quinn's performance is the somber-with-a-humble-twinkle glue that holds the film together. Anyone interested in the traditions and rituals of the Vatican will find plenty to savor. --A.T. Hurley
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