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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II1984

★7.5150 minDramaHistoryTV Movie

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.

Director

Writer

Christopher Knopf

Score

Wilfred Josephs

Stars

Albert Finney Michael Crompton Robert Austin

Cast42

Albert Finney
as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
M
Michael Crompton
as Young Karol Wojtyla
R
Robert Austin
as Gov. Gen. Hans Frank
Caroline Bliss
as Rosa Kossack
A
Antony Brown
as Father Zary
Alfred Burke
as Karol Wojtyla Sr.
Brian Cox
as Father Góra
S
Sam Dastor
as Józef Teitelbaum
V
Victoria Fairbrother
as Ruth Teitelbaum
John Forgeham
as Officer Moljek
Derek Francis
as Bishop Lec
Nigel Hawthorne
as Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Marne Maitland
as Mountain Sacristan
P
Patrick Marley
as Raczynski
John McEnery
as Monsignor Kuczkowski
K
Kilian McKenna
as Stefan Putrya
Lee Montague
as Marshall Konev
Michael Müller
as Pawel
J
Jonathan Newth
as Archbishop Adam Sapieha
N
Neil Nisbet
as Wiktor
Derrick O'Connor
as Swiacki
Valentine Pelka
as Boguslaw Banas
Ronald Pickup
as Jan Tyranowski
Bruce Purchase
as Jerzy Loparicz
Andrew Ray
as Prof. Pigon
Vincent Riotta
as Teodor Krawick
William Simons
as Foreman Krauze
N
Natalie Slater
as Hanna Jastrun
Eve Slatner
as Sister Jadwiga
John Stacy
as Prof. Grabowski
Patrick Stewart
as Party Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka
Philip Stone
as Archbishop Baziak
Kevin Stoney
as Bishop Dygat
Malcolm Tierney
as Church Affairs Minister Skarzynski
M
Mario Viggiano
as Franciszek
F
Fiona Walker
as Anna Loparicz
Tim Woodward
as Juliusz Kydrynski
E
Edwin Francis
as Forest Guard (uncredited)
Ettore Martini
as Cardinal (uncredited)
Paul Müller
as (uncredited)
Frank Nuyen
as Cardinal (uncredited)
T
Tom Stoncel
as Boy in Crowd (uncredited)

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