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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569517424
Feature: 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. Year: 1968 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McK
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1LatinOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D65174D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Running Time: 162 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1968
Features:- 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. Year: 1968 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McK
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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. Year: 1968 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Anthony Quinn Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern Sir John GielgudRunning Time: 162 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569517424 Manufacturer No: 65174
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If you find during the 160-minute running time of The Shoes of the Fisherman that you don't like the plot, wait 10 minutes. It will surely change and there will be another story thread to entice you. The screenplay is literally all over the map: Siberia, where Archbishop Kiril Lakota, played splendidly by Anthony Quinn, has been exiled to a work camp in the oppressive Soviet regime; Moscow, where a genially scene-chewing Laurence Olivier plays a Soviet ruler with history with Lakota; China, where famine threatens to bring the world of the late '60s to the brink of World War III; and Rome, where Lakota travels after being freed (and where dissolute reporter David Janssen does his best to groove on the Swinging Sixties). Yet despite its flaws, the movie's central drama is riveting: the current Pope dies suddenly, and for a good bit of the film, viewers are treated to the Vatican's inner workings on the election of a new Pope. The events unfold at a leisurely pace, which allows you to drink in the spectacle and wonder of the ancient traditions. The Alex North Oscar-nominated score is lovely, and Quinn's performance is the somber-with-a-humble-twinkle glue that holds the film together. Anyone interested in the traditions and rituals of the Vatican will find plenty to savor. --A.T. Hurley
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This is an excellent film. It is a little long but worth watching. It is well acted with some excellent actors and plots and subplots.
It is about Faith, Love, and Hope for the future along with one man's struggle from nothing into the modern world and finding his faith relevant. Although their are several subplots they all converge on the the central theme of Faith or Faith recovered, Love, Hope, and Hope for the future. Excellent movie
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This is a great, great film, if you're Catholic or not, it doesn't matter, you will be held spellbound by the process by which a new pope is selected and that, like we all would want, a great and humble man becomes pontiff. Great stuff. I'd recently finished a few months working in Rome so this was a welcome nostalgia blitz. If that makes any sense!
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Although some of this film is quite dated. It still is quite an enteraining work of fiction that on many levels is an MGM Classic.
Many folks think this film was prophetic in a few ways. Anthony Quinn as usual delivers a brilliant performace, The rest of the cast including
Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, and Leo McKern of the "Rumpole of the Bailey" fame all shine in their parts. It is a little wierd to hear
Laurence Olivier trying to sound like a Russian Preimer, but he ... Read More
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Great story about searching for one's personal faith and connection to God in a vastly difficult world. Great lesson on graciously remaining strong in your faith, while still respecting others' faiths and beliefs, and learning how to work together to help others in need.
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Not much I can add to the many reviews here already. It's a very good movie, superbly acted and directed. If some of the plot elements seem a bit forced, hang in there -- they bring it all together before the end.
A few notes for the technically inclined:
The disc contains all of the original "roadshow" elements, including the overture, intermission and entre' act music.
The anamorphic picture preserves the full 2.4:1 aspect ratio of the original 35mm Panavision ... Read More
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569517424
Feature: 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. Year: 1968 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McK
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions:
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages:
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D65174D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Running Time: 162 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1968