The Shoes of the Fisherman

A screen version of the best-selling novel by Morris West tells the story of a Russian bishop who is made Pope after years in exile in Siberia. A sprawling drama of Vatican and global politics brought to life by a notable cast., A Russian priest becomes the first pope to originate from a communist country. When he learns that millions of Chinese face starvation, he offers to sell the riches of the church., A Russian Catholic priest rises to the Papacy, where his former experiences in a Siberian prison camp enable him to make a sensational proposal., A Russian bishop becomes pope following his release from a Siberian prison, and attempts to prevent a nuclear war while helping the starving Red Chinese.