From a Far Country

4.6 1981 140 min
Drama History

This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognize…

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Director
Krzysztof Zanussi
Writers
Diego Fabbri, Andrzej Kijowski, Jan Józef Szczepański, Vincenzo Labella, Krzysztof Zanussi

Cast

The cast behind this title

Sam Neill Marian
Christopher Cazenove Tadek Sobański
Lisa Harrow Wanda
John Welsh Priest
Maurice Denham Sapieha
Cezary Morawski Karol Wojtyła
Daniel Olbrychski Captain
Maja Komorowska Nun
Izabela Olszewska
Andrzej Łapicki German Officer
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Mieczysław Kotlarczyk
Piotr Fronczewski Palitsch
Maciej Robakiewicz
Tadeusz Bradecki
Marek Kondrat Policeman
Jerzy Stuhr Engineer
Jerzy Zelnik
Jerzy Nowak Professor

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