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1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Morris L. West
All eyes are focused on the Vatican, hoping to see the puffs of white smoke signaling the selection of the next Pope, but this time, much more is at stake, for the new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world on the brink of nuclear war
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968
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Recorded in Dolby digital surround 5.1 (English) and Dolby digital stereo (French)
"Presented in a 'letterbox' widescreen format, preserving the 'scope' aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container
"Dual layer format"--Container
Special features: Vintage featurette, The shoes of the fisherman; theatrical trailer
Director of photography, Erwin Hillier ; editor, Ernest Walter ; music, Alex North
Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Laurence Olivier, Barbara Jefford, Rosemarie Dexter
Filmed at the Studios of Cinecittá, Rome, Italy
MPAA rating: G; bonus material not rated
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Languages: English and French; subtitles: English, French, and Spanish; closed-captioned (except bonus material)
Academy Award Nominations for Best Art Direction/Set Direction and Best Original Score; Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score; National Board of Review Awards for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (McKern)