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Pope John Paul II is a american film of genre Drama directed by Herbert Wise released in USA on 16 may 1985 with Albert Finney
Pope John Paul II (1985)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 may 1985
Length 2h30
Directed by Herbert Wise
OriginUSA
Themes Films about religion
Rating65%
Pope John Paul II is a 1984 American biopic drama TV movie based on the life of Karol Wojtyła, from his early days as an activist in Poland to his installation as Pope John Paul II. Written by Christopher Knopf and directed by Herbert Wise, the film stars Albert Finney, Caroline Bliss, Brian Cox, and John Forgeham. The film marks both Albert Finney's American television debut and the first script Finney had ever turned down upon initial reading.
Synopsis
This film's timeline begins with the death of Pope John Paul I on September 28, 1978, and then flashes back to Karol Wojtyła as a young man growing up decades earlier in Wadowice, Poland. The storyline then returns to pre-October 16 dates in 1978 and flashes back to Wojtyła's early life, family relationships, his political involvements fighting against Nazism during World War II and against Communism after the war, and his relationship and involvement in the Roman Catholic Church as he becomes a priest, a bishop, a cardinal, and is eventually installed as the titular new pope.Actors
Albert Finney
(Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II)
Caroline Bliss
(Rosa Kossack)
Brian Cox
(Father Góra)
John Forgeham
(Officer Moljek)
Alfred Burke
(Karol Wojtyla Sr.)
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