Product Details
The Shoes of the Fisherman (Widescreen) General
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| Video Format | Widescreen |
| UPC | 012569517424 |
| Release Date | 04/04/2006 |
| Running Time | 2 hours 42 minutes |
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| Number of Discs | 1 |
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| Shoes of the Fisherman, The |
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| 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. |
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| Year: 1968 |
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| Director: Michael Anderson |
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| Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, Sir John Gielgud |
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| Source: Warner Home Video |
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| Keep Case |
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| Widescreen - 2.39 |
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| Dolby Surround 5.1 English |
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| Stereo 2S French |
Format
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| Widescreen |
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| Subtitled |
| English, French, Spanish |
Cast & Crew
Miscellaneous
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| The world's first duly elected Russian Pope tries to prevent not only an atomic war, but starvation in Red China as well. Based on Morris l. West's best-selling novel. Academy Award Nominations: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Original Score. |
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| Kiril Lakota, a Russian priest, has spent years languishing in a Siberian prison camp for his religious convictions. But he unexpectedly gets a reprieve when the communist government sends him to Rome to help the Vatican prevent a nuclear war. But neither the Soviet hierarchy nor the priest himself forsee that the one-time prisoner will ultimately become the new Pope. |
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| Anthony Asquith was originally set to direct, but due to a serious illness (from which he later died), he left just before the film went into production. |
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Epinions Product Reviews
 | A mess of a movie about a first pope from inside the Soviet Empire
by Stephen_Murray, 4/8/2005 |
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Pros: Vatican pageantry and locations explained; Leo McKern and John Gielgud as princes of the church
Cons: plot, pacing, misplaced emphases
The Bottom Line: Coulda/shoulda been better, but there's some stuff to look at, especially papal-election conclave pageantry of special relevance this month.
Review: A movie about a surprise pick by the College of Cardinals of a Slavic pope from what was then the So
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| | The Shoes of the Fisherman: a Non-Italian Pope before John Paul II
by naphtalia, 1/15/2002 |
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Pros: great cast. interesting information. a thoughtful movie
Cons: a bit slow at places. needed more editing.
The Bottom Line: a good movie that will teach you something and make you think.
Review: Anthony Quinn was, for many years, Hollywood's standard ethnic player. Whether they needed a Mexican
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