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The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1968 American epic political drama film directed by Michael Anderson, based on Morris West’s 1963 novel of the same name about Vatican and Cold War politics. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier.
The Shoes of the Fisherman is a novel by the Australian writer Morris West first published in 1963. The novel concerns the election of a Ukrainian pope, and is a dissection of Vatican politics. [ 1 ] The protagonist, Kiril Pavlovich Lakota, appointed a cardinal in pectore by the previous pope, was inspired by the lives of two Ukrainian Catholic ...
The Shoes of the Fisherman may refer to: The Shoes of the Fisherman, a 1963 novel by the writer Morris West; The ...
Morris Langlo West AO (26 April 1916 – 9 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.
Daphne du Maurier's The Glass-Blowers then spent six weeks on the list, followed by Morris West's novel about the Vatican, The Shoes of the Fisherman (14 weeks). On October 6, Shoes gave way to Mary McCarthy's semi-autobiographical novel The Group, which would spend the next 20 weeks at the top, closing out the year. [1]
"The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers" is a composition by Charles Mingus released on his 1972 album Let My Children Hear Music. "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife", as it is sometimes referred to, is a rearrangement of the song "Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America," recorded on Mingus' 1965 live album Music Written For Monterey 1965.
The compassionate but enigmatic papal figure who struggled with the oppressive institution, Kiril of The Shoes of the Fisherman, is offset in The Clowns of God by the charismatic figure of Jean Marie called to battle on behalf of the good, with no weapon but the strength of his own belief in his prophetic vision. This is West's depiction of the ...
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) as Chairman Peng [8] The Chairman (1969) as Chang Shou [26] Deep End (1970) as Hot Dog salesman [6] Madame Sin (1972) as Scarred Operator; The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) as Cato Fong [6] Rollerball (1975) as Japanese doctor [6] Girls Come First (1975) as Sashimi [26] The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976 ...