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, when Russia and China are locked in a tense conflict. Following the death of the pope, Lakota ends up on the global stage when he is chosen to be his successor. As the pope, the humble Lakota becomes a compassionate advocate for ending world hunger and poverty.

Cast :

• Anthony Quinn
• Kiril Lakota

• Sir Laurence Olivier
• Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

• Oskar Werner
• Fr. David Telemond

• David Janssen
• George Faber

• Vittorio De Sica
• Cardinal Rinaldi

• Leo McKern
• Cardinal Leone

• Sir John Gielgud
• The Elder Pope

• Barbara Jefford
• Dr. Ruth Faber

• Rosemarie Dexter
• Chiara

• Frank Finlay
• Igor Bounin

• Burt Kwouk
• Peng

• Arnoldo Foa
• Gelasio

• Paul Rogers
• Augustinian

• George Pravda
• Gorshenin

• Clive Revill
• Vucovich

• Niall MacGinnis
• Capuchin Monk

• Marne Maitland
• Cardinal Rahamani

• Isa Miranda
• The Marchesa

• Gerald Harper
• Brian

• Leopoldo Trieste
• Dying Man's Friend

• Peter Copley
• English Cardinal

• Arthur Howard
• English Cardinal

• Jean Rougeul
• Dominican

• Al Thomas
• African Cardinal

• Dom Moor
• Polish Cardinal

• John Frederick
• American Cardinal