About
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.
Cast
Jon Voight
as Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla
Cary Elwes
as Young Karol Wojtyla
James Cromwell
as Cardinal Adam Sapieha
Ben Gazzara
as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
Christopher Lee
as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
Giuliano Gemma
as Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
Daniele Pecci
as Roman
Vittoria Belvedere
as Eva
Wenanty Nosul
as Don Stanisław Dziwisz
Ettore Bassi
as Gapa
Valéria Cavalli
as Teresa
Chiara Conti
as Anna
Giulietta Revel
as Halina
Mikołaj Grabowski
as Card. Joseph Ratzinger
Krzysztof Pieczyński
as Czerny
Fabrizio Bucci
as Krysztof Zachuta
Andy Luotto
as Homeless person
Harald Posch
as Hans Frank
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
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.
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.
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