Pope John Paul II (2005)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2005-12-04
Last Air Date: 2005-12-07
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Created By: John Kent Harrison
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- Jon Voight as Pope John Paul II / Karol Wojtyla
- Cary Elwes as Young Karol Wojtyla
- James Cromwell as Cardinal Adam Sapieha
- Ben Gazzara as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
- Christopher Lee as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
- Giuliano Gemma as Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
- Daniele Pecci as Roman
- Vittoria Belvedere as Eva
- Wenanty Nosul as Don Stanisław Dziwisz
- Ettore Bassi as Gapa
Seasons
Miniseries (2005)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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