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Show 'Fisherman A Spectacle The ceremonies attendant with the naming of the Pope are fascinating. I was assured by some Priests at the premiere that they Were "quite authentic, as far as they went. Some of the priests at the premiere expressed dismay at the story, but lay persons found it impressive and intriguing. The priests felt the story was plotless, but lay persons to whom I talked in the lobby at intermission said they enjoyed it and thought it followed the book with fidelit- By HOWARD PEARSON News Theater Editor Spectacle, pomp, colorful pageantry and an Impossibly Idealistic dream mark Shoes of the Fisherman, which premiered "Wednesday night at the Fox Cottonwood Mall The- ater. The opening program was sponsored by the Judge Boosters on behalf of scholarship funds for Judge Memorial and St. Marys of the Wasatch. Musical groups from those two schools sang during A short opening ceremony. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton was among the dignitaries present at the premiere. The spectacle takes place in the scenes of Rome and the Vetvan and ceremones in connection with the crowning II of a Pope of the Catholic Church. In magnificent shot of the buildings that make up the Vatican and of reconstructions of the various toOms Inside, one sees rich robes of the Cardinals, the Pope, splendid tapestries, priceless paintings and other items connected with the historic era. The plot revolves around an archbishop (Anthony Quinn) who has been held as a political prisoner in Siberia for 20 years. He Suddenly is freed by the Soviet prime' minister, played quite woodenly by Sir Laurence Olivier. (NANA) Jim Garner had no chance of losing in this deal. He was telling me the other day that he originally was offered Bullitt, but turned it down because the script was bad. Sieve McQueen took the script and worked on it and has turned it Into a hit. the verge of his wife beaffair he Is Italian girl. Jim elected to do China. Anthcny Quinn is Pope "Shoes of Fisherman." Quinn goes to Rome where he becomes a Cardinal. He also meets a Driest who has been sEenatjor expressing views at variance with church doctrine. in ' fully, because, in addition to his unorthodox views, he is suffering from what turns out to be a fatal disease, both of which situations hurt him. This role modeled after a real priest who wrote 10 books which werent published Until after his death, is taken baln-full-y by Oskar Werner. Paln- - scenes occurs daring voting for the Pope in the Sistine Chapel, where tile facilities for the Cardinals Are made of rich porple fabrics. HOLLYWOOD SituaEarlier, in a tion, he has joined in a Jewish rite for a dying man. The other main plot takes the Pope into trouble between Russia and Communist China. The two nations are oh the verge of war because ef a famine that Is spreading in I thought the story was inbut presented a teresting, couple of ideals that would seem to be impossible in the world today. most impressive One of the By SHEILAH GRAHAM The Pope, through a desire to mingle with the people, meets Janssens wife and is able to hear her complaint. He offers some advice on romance. y-. after Anyway, becomes the Quinn he is Pope, Asked to negotiate, the Pope takes off his churchly robes, dons a business suit so he can meet the Russian and Chinese premiers as equals and tries to act as mediator to head off a world war. Apparently failing, the Pope flies back to Rome, where he addresses a crowd of 500,000 In Vatican Square and offers all the wealth which he has in custody to help the starving Chinese. Support Your Local Sheriff, which is just now appearing in theaters across the nation. Sheriff is scoring big at th ebox office, proving Jim cant lose for winning. A horrible evperience for Karl Malden, who has never missed A call in 30 pictures. He was on his way by car from Madrid to Segovia, 40 miles away, for his foie in Patton," but was turned back by icy gales and snow drifted roads. He returned to Madrid, took the train and arrived 30 minutes late on location to find that shooting had been abandoned. Henry Fonda and wife Shir lee Were spotted by the manager Of the Baronet Theater in New York, waiting In line to see The Prime of Miss Brodie movie, aha were Invited In. Henry refused. It isnt fair to all the other people waiting in line ahead of me, he said. Waiter Laps, the pioneer cartoonist who created Woody W o o d p e cker, reminisced about his start as an artist. In those days you had to hire nude models to study the make-uof the human body. Today you can buy a ticket to any movie and get the whole thing for nothing! Comedian Larry Wilde has written a book about his craft, Great Comedians Talk About Comedy. He claims that the interviews he conducted with the greats in the field have convinced him that one theory TOMMfTaa4nu. - S:30 HB9 SS Kiw.,Unetut1 risuyi skat cmMumni A FU910M 7 MM MiSSiTATKii KxcLirsrvi he's long held is very true: l CuinediH.i ever came from a wealthy, easy background You never hear of a good, effective comedian who didnt have to learn to see the No Mux-esMu- MetvreMmtlH uiwliict Mia Dustin Hoffman's The Graduate.. -L- ife in co-st- urn fl frnflt UnnM fv UMUL Mum Tgz. JT aeMisAtto A ACADEMY AWAtOSI atl&fhfeshtfPt 1 COLOR byOtlu. MUM A' t nrl( BUT WHOLLY ACCEPT SKILLFUL ADAPTATION, IS NOT ONLY PROPHETIC, OR HOWEVER TOO WORSHIP! a Katherine Boss Is pulling Great Garbo, saying more and more thee days that she wants to be alone, especially to the press, Katherine Was the shoes of the Fishemai restores faith ia lilois. look Magazine SHOES THAT FIT THE FISHERMAN . . . MORRIS VESTS ST0RT IN THIS ABLE WHEREVER 21 tajuin' j wl 1969 April 3, humor In the simple life and who didn't have to learn to laugh at his own inadequacies. STEVE MCQLIEEN Ideal Earner Entertainment ... Thursday, p IM WELCOME COMPEDCngg VICITODCl NEWS, Spumed 'Bullitt' For 'Sheriff' involved with two other plots of the story. One concerns an American television commentator (Dald Janssen) who delivers all his TV news about the selection of the Pope with a face as expressionless As that of David Brinkley. Janssen Is on separating from cause of a love having with an DESERET GADABOUT'S DIARY "THE MOST Magazine DAZZLING DIRECTORIAL DERUT OP THE TEAR? tMlWeiN'1 moisKtr in ... 'Tdjij LAWRENCE VITTORIO ESKA OUY1H OLYMPUS ONNTM MAHNOS WID., SAT., FE. EVERY . WSRNII olio S tarries . DAVID JANSSEM OSKAR ANTHONY OUINN 8:30 HOST HONORED MOnOP PICTURE1 AWARDS 11 KtAbEMY AKtoJIarBEST PICTURE"! TYIIHM WYLER'S lllill( AcactemyAivards t, r u THE VORLDS MtilttGoimmrMKrnt tUHliOO liKhidiits: 4 . 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