From political prisoner to Pope.
Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.
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Grave, classical in form, epic and earnest.
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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Anthony QuinnKiril Lakota
- Oskar WernerFr. David Telemond
- David JanssenGeorge Faber
- Vittorio De SicaCardinal Rinaldi
- Laurence OlivierPiotr Ilyich Kamenev
- Leo McKernCardinal Leone
- John GielgudThe Elder Pope
- Barbara JeffordDr. Ruth Faber
- Rosemary DexterChiara
- Frank FinlayIgor Bounin
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- Michael AndersonDirector
- John PatrickScreenplay
- James KennawayScreenplay
- Morris L. WestNovel
- Erwin HillierDirector of Photography
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
- Ernest WalterEditor
- George EnglundProducer
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