Based on the best-selling novel by Morris West, this film is the story of a Russian bishop who becomes pope and strives to stop a nuclear war while aiding the starving Chinese.

Directed by Michael Anderson.  Starring: Anthony Quinn, Sir Laurence Olivier, Vittorio De Sica, Sir John Gielgud, David Janssen, Barbara Jefford, Oscar Werner and Bert Kwouk.

This film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Score and Best Art Direction.

G, 162 mins., 1968.