Pope John Paul II

2005 - 2005

Episode 1

4th December 2005

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

7th December 2005

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.

Top Cast

Jon Voight•Cary Elwes•James Cromwell

Director

John Kent Harrison

Drama

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.

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Full Cast

Jon Voight

Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla

Cary Elwes

Young Karol Wojtyla

James Cromwell

Cardinal Adam Sapieha

Ben Gazzara

Kardinal Agostino Casaroli

Christopher Lee

Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Giuliano Gemma

Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls

Daniele Pecci

Roman

Vittoria Belvedere

Eva

Wenanty Nosul

Don Stanisław Dziwisz

Ettore Bassi

Gapa

Valéria Cavalli

Teresa

Chiara Conti

Anna

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Giulietta Revel

Halina

Mikołaj Grabowski

Card. Joseph Ratzinger

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Czerny

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Fabrizio Bucci

Krysztof Zachuta

Andy Luotto

Homeless person

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Harald Posch

Hans Frank

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John Kent Harrison

Director

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Ernesto Natoli

Camera Operator

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Luca Bernabei

Producer

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Rosario Ranieri

Post Production Supervisor

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Furio Lorenzetti

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Enrica Biscossi

Costume Design

Tarak Ben Ammar

Associate Producer

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Francesco Arlanch

Screenplay

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Tracy Young

Script Supervisor

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Carla Indoni

Hair Department Head

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Francesco Contaldo

Screenplay

Jan Maria Michelini

Second Unit Director

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Roberto Pecci

Key Grip

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Fabrizio Lucci

Director of Photography

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Ettore Guerrieri

Set Decoration

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Pier Luigi Basile

Production Design

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Stephen Davis

Executive Producer

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Vincenzo Nardi

Boom Operator

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Sara Melodia

Story Editor

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Massimiliano Trevis

Camera Operator

Marco Frisina

Original Music Composer

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Henk van Eeghen

Editor

Salvatore Basile

Screenplay

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Fabiola Banzi

Casting

Maurizio Argentieri

Sound

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Alessandro Signori

Steadicam Operator

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Giancarlo Del Brocco

Makeup Department Head

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Saverio D'Ercole

Story Editor

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Anselmo Parrinello

Line Producer

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Matilde Bernabei

Executive Producer

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Mario Ruggeri

Story Editor

Cristiano Donzelli

Storyboard Artist

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Maurizio De Pol

Gaffer

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Corrado Trionfera

Production Manager

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Fania Petrocchi

Delegated Producer

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Barbara Pastrovich

Second Assistant Director

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Sergio Ercolessi

First Assistant Director

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Roberto Meddi

Second Unit Director of Photography

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Alessandro Lucidi

Editor

Claudio Pacifico

Stunt Coordinator

Sławomir Jóźwik

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John Kent Harrison

Screenplay

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Adam Nowakowski

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Inga Kruk

Assistant Production Manager

Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska

Public Relations

Tomasz Krzemieniecki

Stunts

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Krzysztof Grabowski

Producer

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