1984-04-22
150 mins
The 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.
Cast and Crew
Albert Finney
Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
Michael Crompton
Young Karol Wojtyla
Robert Austin
Gov. Gen. Hans Frank
Caroline Bliss
Rosa Kossack
Antony Brown
Father Zary
Alfred Burke
Karol Wojtyla Sr.
Brian Cox
Father Góra
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
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)