Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

150 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | April 22, 1984

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.

Pope John Paul II

150 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | April 22, 1984

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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Taft Entertainment Television
Original title Pope John Paul II
Directors Herbert Wise
Writers Christopher Knopf

Cast

Albert Finney

as Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II

Michael Crompton

as Young Karol Wojtyla

Robert Austin

as Gov. Gen. Hans Frank

Caroline Bliss

as Rosa Kossack

Antony Brown

as Father Zary

Alfred Burke

as Karol Wojtyla Sr.

Brian Cox

as Father Góra

Sam Dastor

as Józef Teitelbaum

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

Patrick Marley

as Raczynski

John McEnery

as Monsignor Kuczkowski

Kilian McKenna

as Stefan Putrya

Lee Montague

as Marshall Konev

Michael Müller

as Pawel

Jonathan Newth

as Archbishop Adam Sapieha

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

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

Mario Viggiano

as Franciszek

Fiona Walker

as Anna Loparicz

Tim Woodward

as Juliusz Kydrynski