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By Kathleen R (98) on 07 Jun 2008

I love this movie and the book is even better…

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By Denny C (22) on 30 May 2008

Well I could only make it half way through this plodding, overlong film about the former prisoner who becomes the first Russian Pope…

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By Joseph G (414) on 18 Mar 2008

An incredible tale, with exceptional acting…

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By Tab B (3) on 28 Feb 2008

A really good movie, and interesting insight into papal elections…

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By Private U (13,627) on 16 Feb 2008

Forget Laurence Olivier, Anthony Quinn is the man! This is quite possibly one of the best movies about the Christian Faith…

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By Anthony S (1,574) on 12 Feb 2008

What amazing world cast here wasted. A dull bore and almost epic disaster…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 26 Oct 2007

This film is now dated in its appearance and delivery but is magnificent in its message and critique of organized religion, specifically how…

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By Georges F (26) on 03 Oct 2007

You surely would want to compare the events of the movie with the life of Pope John-Paul II…

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By Vilan A (16) on 23 Sep 2007

It was fascinating to watch, just to better understand the election process for the pope. Definitely worth a watch…

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By Toy H (3) on 12 Jun 2007

This is my husband's absolute favorite movie. I can recite dialogue from it, after hearing it from the other room dozens of times…

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By Christine G (117) on 09 Jun 2007

It's my theory that the Cardinals watched this movie in '68 and thought, Hey, that's a great idea…

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By Celine B (15) on 02 Jun 2007

Revealing as it takes you into the depths of the Vatican…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for Decent Films Guide (519) on 11 Apr 2006

A curious, at times almost prescient anticipation of the reign of John Paul II, filtered partly through the lens of the Silly Sixties…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 01 Apr 2006

it gets so bogged down in subplots and minutiae, it loses its way…

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By Aaron G (813) on 08 Aug 2005

The Shoes Of The Fisherman is a mystery to me...namely because it is based on a book, that was never going to be suitable movie material…

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By Renata Adler (33) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 May 2005

Unless you have read the novel by Morris West on which the film is based, the first two hours are unintelligible…

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