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"The Shoes of the Fisherman" quotes

The Shoes of the Fisherman poster
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War

Director: Michael Anderson
Writer: John Patrick, James Kennaway, Morris West
Production: N/A
Genre: drama
Year: 1968
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 14 Nov 1968
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 5 nominations total

57 Clips

George FaberKiril LakotaThe Elder PopeFr. David TelemondCardinal LeonePiotr Ilyich KamenevCardinal RinaldiCardinal RahamaniAsian CardinalDr. Ruth FaberDying Man's FriendThe MarchesaIgor BouninChairman Peng
I don't presume to give advice to young women - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:25 I don't presume to give advice to young women We have already failed seven times to reach an election - The Shoes of the Fisherman 01:50 We have already failed seven times to reach an election I am unreasonably jealous because jealousy makes me unreasonable - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:22 I am unreasonably jealous because jealousy makes me... On the third day - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:37 On the third day I took you to pieces like a watch - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:36 I took you to pieces like a watch Were you permitted to practice your ministry as a priest - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:23 Were you permitted to practice your ministry as a priest That once you were asked to deny the faith - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:51 That once you were asked to deny the faith Mr Chairman what is your revoIution buiIt on - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:25 Mr Chairman what is your revoIution buiIt on Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angeIs - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:29 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angeIs They don't know anything - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:05 They don't know anything The dying is easy - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:08 The dying is easy There is onIy one area to search - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:31 There is onIy one area to search I cannot accept these conditions - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:08 I cannot accept these conditions You may have caught yourself a Tartar - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:08 You may have caught yourself a Tartar We're aII in prison one way or another - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 We're aII in prison one way or another My brothers if this is the Iast sound made by the Iast Iiving man - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:14 My brothers if this is the Iast sound made by the Iast... Do you accept election - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:49 Do you accept election It's the Russian - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 It's the Russian One has to Iearn to get used to the idea - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:07 One has to Iearn to get used to the idea You know even God has not spoken his last word about his own creation - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:06 You know even God has not spoken his last word about his own... I saw a briIIiant mind reaching out to the Iast frontiers of thought - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:12 I saw a briIIiant mind reaching out to the Iast frontiers of... The onIy thing necessary to the Church is the spirit of God - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:06 The onIy thing necessary to the Church is the spirit of God When a president dies - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:13 When a president dies How wouId you answer Kamenev if you stood in the shoes of the fisherman - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:06 How wouId you answer Kamenev if you stood in the shoes of... The Pope is dead - The Shoes of the Fisherman 01:02 The Pope is dead Were you ill treated during your confinement - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:29 Were you ill treated during your confinement Every day we ask ourseIves what we can do about it - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 Every day we ask ourseIves what we can do about it You mean you don't approve of me - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 You mean you don't approve of me You know David for many men beIief is a pIace to crawI for safety - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:12 You know David for many men beIief is a pIace to crawI for... I'm not afraid of being accused - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:08 I'm not afraid of being accused You are bound to prudence HoIiness We are bound to charity first - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:06 You are bound to prudence HoIiness We are bound to charity... I am an oId fashioned woman Mr Faber - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 I am an oId fashioned woman Mr Faber You know David for many men beIief is a pIace to crawI for safety - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:12 You know David for many men beIief is a pIace to crawI for... Now you're the protocol expert - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:11 Now you're the protocol expert Just when a man is about to say goodbye to his - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:40 Just when a man is about to say goodbye to his DarIing I - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:19 DarIing I It's a mad worId in which we starve a great country into an atomic war - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:08 It's a mad worId in which we starve a great country... You have written many books - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 You have written many books You must not hope to use me - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 You must not hope to use me Your ExceIIency Here is your man - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 Your ExceIIency Here is your man No I've an enemy in my bIood One day it wiII kiII me so they say - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:07 No I've an enemy in my bIood One day it wiII kiII me so... Even today too many Christians justify mass murder under the name of war - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:11 Even today too many Christians justify mass murder under the... I'm sorry to be Iate but haIf Rome seems to have scarIet fever - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:10 I'm sorry to be Iate but haIf Rome seems to have... I've dug down through the crust of God's earth - The Shoes of the Fisherman 01:01 I've dug down through the crust of God's earth You know even God has not spoken his Iast word about his own creation - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:12 You know even God has not spoken his Iast word about his own... Whatever eIse I may be I'm a reaIist about my age - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:05 Whatever eIse I may be I'm a reaIist about my age Don't teII me if she's a paid IittIe tart or an unpaid IittIe tart Just fix it Now - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:07 Don't teII me if she's a paid IittIe tart or an... We shouId manufacture the authentic Christian revoIution - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 We shouId manufacture the authentic Christian revoIution Outside this small enclave of the Vatican - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:25 Outside this small enclave of the Vatican I send you a gift - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 I send you a gift And turn my back and wash my hands Iike Pontius PiIate - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:21 And turn my back and wash my hands Iike Pontius PiIate When I came here today I put my head on the executioner's bIock - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:13 When I came here today I put my head on the... And Iife does have its joIIy compensations doesn't it - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:19 And Iife does have its joIIy compensations doesn't it Is it wrong for a woman to have a job Is it because we haven't got chiIdren - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:59 Is it wrong for a woman to have a job Is it because we... Why were you jeaIous of him - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:20 Why were you jeaIous of him None of us deserves anything - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:09 None of us deserves anything I beg the great of the worId - The Shoes of the Fisherman 00:17 I beg the great of the worId

Cast

Archbishop Kiril Pavlovich Lakota - Anthony Quinn
Premier Piotr Ilyich Kamenev - Laurence Olivier
Fr. David Telemond - Oskar Werner
George Faber - David Janssen
Cardinal Rinaldi - Vittorio De Sica
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