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Pope John Paul II

The film chronicles the remarkable journey of Karol Wojtyla, a young Polish activist, as he rises to become the Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978.

Main Cast

Albert FinneyKarol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II

Michael Crompton

Michael CromptonYoung Karol Wojtyla

Robert Austin

Robert AustinGov. Gen. Hans Frank

Caroline BlissRosa Kossack

Antony Brown

Antony BrownFather Zary

Alfred BurkeKarol Wojtyla Sr.

Brian CoxFather Góra

Sam DastorJózef Teitelbaum

Victoria Fairbrother

Victoria FairbrotherRuth Teitelbaum

John ForgehamOfficer Moljek

Derek FrancisBishop Lec

Nigel HawthorneCardinal Stefan Wyszynski

Marne MaitlandMountain Sacristan

John McEneryMonsignor Kuczkowski

Kilian McKenna

Kilian McKennaStefan Putrya

Lee MontagueMarshall Konev

Michael MüllerPawel

Jonathan Newth

Jonathan NewthArchbishop Adam Sapieha

Neil Nisbet

Neil NisbetWiktor

Derrick O'ConnorSwiacki

Valentine PelkaBoguslaw Banas

Ronald PickupJan Tyranowski

Bruce PurchaseJerzy Loparicz

Andrew RayProf. Pigon

Vincent RiottaTeodor Krawick

William SimonsForeman Krauze

Eve SlatnerSister Jadwiga

John StacyProf. Grabowski

Patrick StewartParty Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka

Philip StoneArchbishop Baziak

Kevin StoneyBishop Dygat

Malcolm TierneyChurch Affairs Minister Skarzynski

Fiona WalkerAnna Loparicz

Tim WoodwardJuliusz Kydrynski

Ettore MartiniCardinal (uncredited)

Paul Müller(uncredited)

Frank NuyenCardinal (uncredited)

Creators

Herbert Wise

Herbert WiseDirector

Christopher KnopfWriter

Info about Pope John Paul II

Studio(s): Taft Entertainment Television

Originally Released: United States, Apr 22, 1984

Production Country: United States

Genres:Biography, Drama