This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.
Genres:
Sam Neill as Marian
Christopher Cazenove as Tadek Sobański
Lisa Harrow as Wanda
John Welsh as Priest
Maurice Denham as Sapieha
Cezary Morawski as Karol Wojtyła
Daniel Olbrychski as Captain
Maja Komorowska as Nun
Izabela Olszewska as
Andrzej Łapicki as German Officer
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Mieczysław Kotlarczyk
Piotr Fronczewski as Palitsch
Maciej Robakiewicz as
Tadeusz Bradecki as
Marek Kondrat as Policeman
Jerzy Stuhr as Engineer
Jerzy Zelnik as
Jerzy Nowak as Professor
Liliana Głąbczyńska as Nun
Anna Milewska as
Janusz Gajos as
Andrzej Hudziak as
Warren Clarke as Władek
Jonathan Blake as Jozef
Kathleen Byron as Tadek's Mother
John Franklyn-Robbins as Curate
Carol Gillies as Wladek's Wife
Philip Latham as Chaplain
Emma Relph as Magda
Susan Dutton as Activist
Rupert Frazer as 1st Security Officer
Michael Jayston as Narrator (voice)
Georgine Anderson as Woman
Kazimierz Borowiec as Wladek's Father (Christ in the Passion)
Simon Dutton as Assistant
Anne Dyson as Wladek's Mother
Kazimierz Kursa as Father Kolbe
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko as Priest from Warsaw
Matthew Long as Official
Martin Milman as
Timothy Morand as Operator
Geoffrey Russell as Curate
Andrew Seear as Stefan
Philip Trewinnard as Investigating Official
Andrzej Żarnecki as Karol Wojtyla's Father
Małgorzata Zajączkowska as Nun (uncredited)
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