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Rating:  - One of my favorites
The Shoes of the Fisherman Anthony Quinn has been in a lot of movies but, for me, I would have to say this is one of my favorites, and a must see, even if you are not Catholic. One of his other really good ones has to be 'The Secret of Santa Vittoria'.
Rating: - "I have no inside information on how the kingdom of God is to come about"
This film is two stories that are intertwined. The major one is to do with the coming of power of Anthony Quinn as Kiril Lakota and how he will deal with a world hunger crises. The second is how David Janssen as George Faber (necessary to describe how the Vatican works) and his wife Barbara Jefford will settle their differences. Mean while we get a glimpse of the depth of Kiril as he help a dying man.
Based on a story by Morris West, the film depicts the life of a priest that has a unique background and rises through the ranks groomed for a purpose. The purpose and his unique Christian solution are reviled in time.
Look closely as the real gem of the movie is Oskar Werner as Fr. David Telemond who is the embodiment of Teilhard de Chardin and uses many of his quotes. Further information "Phenomenon of Man" by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin.
Rating: - The Shoes of the Fisherman
A movie with a strong message for those in power that dont play politics but rather do some good for the world. Anthony Quinn was perfect in the role. A very entertaining movie from start to finish. Something I'll be watching again and again over the years
Rating:  - Good film, but,,,
Quinn is a truly great actor. There was no way he was going to put in a substandard performance. The directing, pace, script, etc.; all first rate. And there were moments that were truly inspiring.
The only problem was the end. There is no way that a political power structure would willingly abandon its power for the sake of charity. It would never happen. The idea of the pope enacting and embodying Christian charity at the expense of the Church's existence is too idealistic to be believable.
Rating: - PERHAPS A MOVIE FOR OUR DAY AS WELL!!
The story begins with Ukranian Archbishop Lakota (Quinn) being released after being a political prisoner for 20 years in a Siberian prison camp. He is sent to Rome to be an adviser to the Vatican on Russian & Eastern European affairs. The pope dies unexpectedly and they must go through the process of selecting a new one. Who will be the new Pope? Who can best lead the church through this perilous time known as the 'Cold War'? Once the Pope is elected a nuclear crisis of potential world wide proportions breaks out and can the person who walks in the steps of the fisherman from Galilee rise to the occasion? The scenes from Rome are actually in the Vatican and give you a real feeling of being there as it happens. Fascinating look at the inner workings of the Roman Catholic church and how much political influence it has in the world. WWW.LUSREVIEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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