Pope John Paul II (2005)

Directed by

John Kent Harrison

Genre

biographical film

Country

Italy, Poland, United States

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries follows the life of Karol Wojtyla from his early years in Poland through his election as Pope John Paul II. It shows his experiences during World War II and his rise in the Catholic Church. The story covers his papacy until his death.

reverentbiographicalsolemninspirationaldevotionalsweepinghistoricalrestrained

What happens

Pope John Paul II is a 2005 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) from his early adult years in Poland to his death at age 84. The miniseries was written and directed by John Kent Harrison and aired in the United States on the CBS network on December 4 and 7, 2005. It was first released in Vatican City on November 17, 2005 and ten days later throughout Italy on Rai 1. Jon Voight portrays an older Karol Wojtyła (after his investiture as pope in 1978), while Cary Elwes portrays Wojtyła in his earlier life from 1939 to 1978. Voight was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance. Pope John Paul II co-stars James Cromwell as Archbishop Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha, Ben Gazzara as Agostino Cardinal Casaroli, and Christopher Lee as Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński. Polish actor Mikolaj Grabowski is seen twice playing Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany, who would succeed John Paul II as Pope Benedict XVI. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
• Witness to Hope: The Life of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II (2002)
• Karol: The Pope, The Man (2006)
• From a Far Country (1981)
• Oczyma Pokolenia ’78. Pontyfikat Jana Pawła II (2007)
• Pope John Paul II (1984)
• Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)
• Karol (2014)