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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

★ 6.5/10•2005•1h 40m•NR•Drama
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The life of the remarkable man who passed away after an extraordinary 26 year reign, and whose papal odyssey encompassed more than 120 countries and earned him the reputation of an international fighter for freedom.

John Kent Harrison · Director

Francesco Arlanch · Screenplay

Francesco Contaldo · Screenplay

Salvatore Basile · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
First Air DateDec 4, 2005

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E1

Episode 1

On September 1, 1939, the Germans invade Poland. At that time, many years after the death of his mother and several years after the death of his elder brother, a young Karol Wojtyla makes his home in Krakow with his ailing father. Karol had been studying at the university and, though it is dangerous and forbidden under Nazi occupation, he continues with actor friends to put on plays as a means of preserving and saluting their Polish culture.

Dec 4, 2005

Episode 2 - Episode 2E2

Episode 2

Karol Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II on October 16, 1978. As is the custom, the new pope speaks to the crowd in St. Peter's Square and is met by overwhelming enthusiasm. But not all are happy with the selection, especially members of the Communist Party in Poland and the Soviet Union who blame Jimmy Carter's Polish advisor for the selection.

Dec 7, 2005

Actors

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Young Karol Wojtyla

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Cardinal Adam Sapieha

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Kardinal Agostino Casaroli

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls

Daniele Pecci

Daniele Pecci

Roman

Vittoria Belvedere

Vittoria Belvedere

Eva

Wenanty Nosul

Wenanty Nosul

Don Stanisław Dziwisz

Ettore Bassi

Ettore Bassi

Gapa

Valéria Cavalli

Valéria Cavalli

Teresa

Chiara Conti

Chiara Conti

Anna

Giulietta Revel

Halina

Mikołaj Grabowski

Mikołaj Grabowski

Card. Joseph Ratzinger

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Czerny

Fabrizio Bucci

Fabrizio Bucci

Krysztof Zachuta

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