Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

dleifker The visual richness of this movie is simply breathtaking. I was swept along by the vividness of the images and almost found myself ignoring the plot. After it was over, I was shocked to learn that it was 162 minutes long because it seemed much shorter. My only gripe is that the plot feels thin, and too much time is spent on the crumbling marriage of the TV reporter and his wife. They could have left that out and expanded the main plot, which literally concerned the fate of the planet. Nevertheless, there are many enjoyable parts of this film, especially if you're curious about the inner workings (and pomp) of the Vatican.

Armand after so many years, it is first image from this special movie. his great performance. his art to define a memorable character. and, courage to build axis of a time. or only, image of a prophecy. because if the novel is real good, the movie gives force to its lines. and the election of John Paul II, the figures of so many Orthodox or Romano/ Greek - Catholic monks, bishops or layers, the cruelty of a regime and expectation of public for real action front to Communist, the memory of Pope John XXIII for save situation in the Cuba crisis, the intolerance against new thesis of God servants, the present fear about crisis with its so many faces are pieces for impose this movie fresh for each period. because reality , strange/ confuse reality makes it more than slice of fiction. and the acting does it touching, profound instrument of an extraordinary message about basic values.

blanche-2 A political prisoner rises to the status of Pope and therefore wears "The Shoes of the Fisherman," the fisherman being Saint Peter, the first pope, in this 1968 film, which is set in a future time. The source material is the novel of the same name by Morris West.Ukranian Archbishop Kiril Lakota (Anthony Quinn), a political prisoner working in Siberia, is set free and brought to Rome by Father David Telemond (Oskar Werner), a controversial priest. Lakota impresses the Pope (John Gielgud), who makes him a Cardinal. At the time, China and the Soviet Union are nearing war, exacerbated by a famine due to trade restrictions against China by the U.S.When the Pope dies, the search begins for a new one. Ultimately Lakota is named Pope, Pope Kiril I. He has a weighty job ahead of him. He must deal with Father Telemund's provocative writings and, at the same time, prevent World War III! "The Shoes of the Fisherman" is an excellent film with a wonderful performance by Quinn as a man whose life experience must now come into play as Pope. The film is loaded with Catholic tradition, including the rituals involved with finding a new pope. We are walked through them by a TV reporter on the scene, played by David Janssen.The story also deals with the church's tremendous wealth and gets into theological discussions, as the passionate Father Telemond argues his beliefs. In this role, Oskar Werner gives an intense portrayal of Father Telemund.The film is somewhat prescient, since we had a Polish pope who came in as the Berlin Wall came down."The Shoes of the Fisherman" boasts an all-star cast which, besides those already mentioned, includes Laurence Olivier, Vittorio de Sica, Leo McKern, and Barbara Jefford. Well worth seeing if Catholic tradition and theological discussion interest you.

kmullen-4 I think I would have titled this: "In the Shoes of the Fisherman." I was struck by the several subplots showing love from different points of view. The 'romantic' subplot seemed to be one of three kinds of love and their trials that intersect in this story. The romantic plot intersects with the Pope, when Dr. Ruth Faber confides in him about her marriage, and he suggests that she look for the love that she has lost. She then rejuvenates, but her husband, even after leaving the other woman, seems unrepentant and unsympathetic to his wife's pain and jealousy, unaware of her sign of forgiveness. Another one was the love between the spiritual brothers, the brotherhood relationship of the Pope, Father Telemond, and the older Cardinal, which is directly addressed in the last part of the film, when the Cardinal confesses his jealousy for not having the attention and affection after years of long service, and the Pope confessing his preference for the struggling priest. These relationships reconcile with love and understanding. The third love is the love of the individual for the Church, as expressed dramatically by Father Telemond who grapples with articulating his faith in more modern terms vs the traditional doctrines of the Church. As he says, "I hate her, but cannot leave her (her referring to the Church)." Though silenced for his views, it is done with compassion by the Pope. One might also consider the relationship of Kiril to Olivier's character as a fourth angle - when he describes their intimate relationship based on torture the many years before, and now depends on him to help him in the saving of his nation going to war. The dependence and trust is based on that oddly formed intimacy. And that trust is upheld by the now Pope Kiril, which ultimately translates to an expression of greater love, forgiveness and sacrifice when he announces to the crowd that he will donate the Church's wealth for the cause of the starving.