The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) |
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| Director(s) | Michael Anderson |
| Producer(s) | No producer listed for this movie |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Cold War |
Featured Cast of The Shoes of the Fisherman See More »
Anthony Quinn
(as Kiril Lakota)
Laurence Olivier
(as Piotr Ilyich Kamenev)
Oskar Werner
(as Fr. David Telemond)
David Janssen
(as George Faber)
Vittorio de Sica
(as Cardinal Rinaldi)
Leo McKern
(as Cardinal Leone)
John Gielgud
(as The Elder Pope)
Niall MacGinnis
(as Capuchin Monk)
The Shoes of the Fisherman Overview:
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) was a Drama - Film directed by Michael Anderson .
Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alex North | Nominated |
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The Shoes of the Fisherman Quotes:
Kiril Lakota:
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and not charity, I am become a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. Though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains and have not charity, I am nothing.
Dr. Ruth Faber:
We're all in prison one way or another.
Kiril Lakota: Yes, and those who understand it, suffer most of all.
Kiril Lakota: Yes, and those who understand it, suffer most of all.
Fr. David Telemond:
Not afraid of being accused. I'm only afraid of being silenced.
Kiril Lakota:
The only thing necessary to the Church is the Spirit of God.
George Faber:
I don't presume to give advice to young women. They very seldom take it anyway.
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Although it is never mentioned or indicated at any point in the film, the story is actually set 20 years in the future.
The footage showing the arrival of the Cardinals and the crowds gathering in St. Peter's Square is taken from news reels and other archive films that documented the events between the death of Pope John XXIII and the election of Pope Paul VI in 1963.
Alex North reused the opening fanfare he wrote for 2001: A Space Odyssey but which had been rejected by Stanley Kubrick, as one of the main themes in his score.
The plane shown on arrival at the airport in Rome is a DC 8-33, named "Rurik Viking", registration SE-DBA, that was operated by Scandinavian Airlines from May 1960 until April 1970.
The coronation tiara worn by the new pope in this movie, is actually a copy of the actual coronation tiara worn by Pope Paul VI.