

Information
Release DateNovember 14, 1968
Runtime2h 42m
StatusReleased
Budget$7M
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
LanguagesMandarin, English, Hebrew, Latin, Russian
6.8
79 votesPopularity2
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Anthony Quinn
Kiril Lakota

Oskar Werner
Fr. David Telemond

David Janssen
George Faber

Vittorio De Sica
Cardinal Rinaldi

Laurence Olivier
Piotr Ilyich Kamenev