The read
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 42m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
89 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael AndersonDirector
- John PatrickScreenplay
- James KennawayScreenplay
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
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
- Burt KwoukPeng
- Arnoldo FoàGelasio
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookvatican (holy see)poperoman catholic churchcatholicism