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Pope John Paul II

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic world.

1984 |2h 30m |  Drama, History, TV Movie

Cast

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Albert Finney

Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II

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Caroline Bliss

Rosa Kossack

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Alfred Burke

Karol Wojtyla Sr.

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Brian Cox

Father Góra

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Sam Dastor

Józef Teitelbaum

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John Forgeham

Officer Moljek

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Derek Francis

Bishop Lec

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Nigel Hawthorne

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski

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Marne Maitland

Mountain Sacristan

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John McEnery

Monsignor Kuczkowski

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Lee Montague

Marshall Konev

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Michael Müller

Pawel

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Derrick O'Connor

Swiacki

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Valentine Pelka

Boguslaw Banas

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Ronald Pickup

Jan Tyranowski

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Bruce Purchase

Jerzy Loparicz

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Andrew Ray

Prof. Pigon

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Vincent Riotta

Teodor Krawick

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William Simons

Foreman Krauze

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Eve Slatner

Sister Jadwiga

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John Stacy

Prof. Grabowski

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Patrick Stewart

Party Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka

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Philip Stone

Archbishop Baziak

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Kevin Stoney

Bishop Dygat

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Malcolm Tierney

Church Affairs Minister Skarzynski

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Fiona Walker

Anna Loparicz

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Tim Woodward

Juliusz Kydrynski

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Ettore Martini

Cardinal (uncredited)

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Paul Müller

(uncredited)

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Frank Nuyen

Cardinal (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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