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form y separately published work icon The Shoes of the Fisherman single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Shoes of the Fisherman Morris West , 1963 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 The Shoes of the Fisherman
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Film Details - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , 1969

Producers:

George Englund (Producer)

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director of Photography:

Erwin Hillier

Editors:

Ernest Walter

Production Designers:

Edward C. Carfagno
George W. Davis

Composer:

Alex North

Cast:

Incl. Anthony Quinn (Kiril Lakota), Laurence Olivier (Piotr Ilyich Kamenev), Oskar Werner (Fr. David Telemond), David Janssen (George Faber), Vittorio De Sica (Cardinal Rinaldi), 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), Paul Rogers (Augustinian), George Pravda (Gorshenin), Clive Revill (Vucovich), Niall MacGinnis (Capuchin Monk), Marne Maitland (Cardinal Rahamani), Isa Miranda (The Marchesa), Gerald Harper (Brian), Leopoldo Trieste (Dying Man's Friend), Peter Copley (English Cardinal), Arthur Howard (English Cardinal), Jean Rougeul (Dominican), John Frederick (American Cardinal), Åke Lindman (soldier releasing Lakota), Dom Moor (Polish Cardinal), Alfred Thomas (African Cardinal).

Release Dates:

1. Released in the USA on 14 November 1968. Other known release dates include Sweden (8 December 1968); West Germany (4 April 1969); Finland (1 August 1969); Norway (4 February 1970); Denmark (25 March 1970).
2. Released on videocassette format in 1993 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Re-released on DVD format in 2005 by Turner Entertainment.

Location:

  • Filmed in Finland, Italy (including Rome and Lazio), and Vatican City

Awards:

  • Academy Awards, USA (1969) Best Art Direction/Set Decoration - George W. Davis and Edward C. Carfagno (nomination)
  • National Board of Review, USA (1969) Best Film, English Language (winner)
  • Laurel Awards, USA (1970) Male Dramatic Performance - Anthony Quinn (4th place)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1969) Best Motion Picture - Drama (nomination)
  • Golden Globes Awards, USA (1969) Best Original Score - Alex North (winner)
  • Academy Awards, USA (1969) Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) - Alex North (nomination)
  • National Board of Review, USA (1969) Best Supporting Actor - Leo McKern (winner)

Notes:

Also known as Sandálias do Pescador (Portugal); Fiskarens Skor (Sweden); Fiskerens Sko (Denmark); In den Schuhen des Fischers (West Germany); Kalastajan Kengät (Finland); L'uomo Venuto dal Cremlino and Nei Panni di Pietro (Italy); Las Sandalias del Pescador (Spain); Les Souliers de Saint-Pierre (France).

Subjects:
  • Siberia,
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    Russia,
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    Former Soviet Union,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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