United States / Apr 22, 1984 / CBS
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sam Dastor | Józef Teitelbaum |
| Victoria Fairbrother | Ruth Teitelbaum |
| John Forgeham | Officer Moljek |
| Derek Francis | Bishop Lec |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski |
| Marne Maitland | Mountain Sacristan |
| Patrick Marley | Raczynski |
| John McEnery | Monsignor Kuczkowski |
| Kilian McKenna | Stefan Putrya |
| Lee Montague | Marshall Konev |
| Michael Müller | Pawel |
| Jonathan Newth | Archbishop Adam Sapieha |
| Neil Nisbet | Wiktor |
| Derrick O'Connor | Swiacki |
| Valentine Pelka | Boguslaw Banas |
| Ronald Pickup | Jan Tyranowski |
| Bruce Purchase | Jerzy Loparicz |
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| Andrew Ray | Prof. Pigon |
| Vincent Riotta | Teodor Krawick |
| William Simons | Foreman Krauze |
| Natalie Slater | Hanna Jastrun |
| Eve Slatner | Sister Jadwiga |
| John Stacy | Prof. Grabowski |
| Patrick Stewart | Party Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka |
| Philip Stone | Archbishop Baziak |
| Kevin Stoney | Bishop Dygat |
| Malcolm Tierney | Church Affairs Minister Skarzynski |
| Mario Viggiano | Franciszek |
| Fiona Walker | Anna Loparicz |
| Tim Woodward | Juliusz Kydrynski |
| Edwin Francis | Forest Guard (uncredited) |
| Ettore Martini | Cardinal (uncredited) |
| Paul Müller | (uncredited) |
| Frank Nuyen | Cardinal (uncredited) |
| Tom Stoncel | Boy in Crowd (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pope John Paul II |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Taft Entertainment Television |
| Release date | 22 aprile 1984 |
| Executive producer | Alvin Cooperman, Judith de Paul |
| Production | Burt Nodella |
| Writer | Christopher Knopf |
| Editing | Brian Smedley-Aston |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi, Alexander Witt, Tony White |
| Assistant directors | Herbert Wise |
| Camera operators | Tony Imi, Alexander Witt, Tony White |
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| Additional photography | Tony Imi, Alexander Witt, Tony White |
| Production design | Stuart Wurtzel, Hertha Hareiter |
| Art direction | Hertha Hareiter, Stuart Wurtzel |
| Set decoration | Stuart Wurtzel, Hertha Hareiter |
| Music | Wilfred Josephs |
| Sound | Wilfred Josephs |
Release dates
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