Plot
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.
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Kiril Lakota
Oskar Werner
Fr. David Telemond
David Janssen
George Faber
Vittorio De Sica
Cardinal Rinaldi
Laurence Olivier
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev
Leo McKern
Cardinal Leone
John Gielgud
The Elder Pope
Barbara Jefford
Dr. Ruth Faber
Rosemary Dexter
Chiara
Frank Finlay
Igor Bounin
Burt Kwouk
Peng
Arnoldo Foà
Gelasio
Crew
Michael Anderson
Director
John Patrick
Screenplay
James Kennaway
Screenplay
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
George Englund
Producer
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