The Shoes of the Fisherman
In a last desperate effort to prevent World War III, a secret meeting is arranged. One man is called upon to succeed where all the world leaders have failed. That man was once a prisoner in a Russian labor camp. He is now the Pope.
All eyes focus on the Vatican, watching for the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the election of the next Pope. This time much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear nightmare.
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Cinecittà Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: china, based on novel or book, philosophy, vatican, pope, soviet union, famine, catholic, threat, catholic church, catholicism, roman catholic, cardinal, roman catholic church
- Cast: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern