Pope John Paul II (miniseries)
| Pope John Paul II | |
|---|---|
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| Screenplay by |
Francesco Contaldo Salvatore Basile Francesco Arlanch Wesley Bishop John Kent Harrison |
| Story by | Francesco Contaldo |
| Directed by | John Kent Harrison |
| Starring |
Jon Voight Cary Elwes James Cromwell Ben Gazzara Christopher Lee |
| Composer(s) | Marco Frisina |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anselmo Parrinello |
| Producer(s) |
Luca Bernabei Fania Petrocchi Krzysztof Grabowski Slawomir Jozwik D. Marcial Cuquerella |
| Cinematography | Fabrizio Lucci |
| Editor(s) |
Henk Van Eeghen Alessandro Lucidi |
| Running time | 200 minutes (2 parts) |
| Production company(s) |
LuxVide Rai Fiction CBS Rai Trade Grupo Intereconomia Baltmedia Projektor |
| Distributor |
CBS Radiotelevisione Italiana |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | 4 December – 7 December 2005 |
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 4 and 7 December 2005. It was first released in Vatican City on 17 November 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.
Cast
- Jon Voight as Pope John Paul II
- Cary Elwes as Young Karol Wojtyła
- Ben Gazzara as Agostino Cardinal Casaroli
- Christopher Lee as Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński
- Vittoria Belvedere as Eva
- James Cromwell as Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha
- Daniele Pecci as Roman
- Ettore Bassi as Gapa
- Chiara Conti as Anna
- Valeria Cavalli as Teresa
- Marcin Kuzminski as Mikal
- Giulietta Revel as Halina
- Robert Gonera as Tadeusz
- Krzysztof Pieczynski as Czerny
- Christopher Good as Franz Cardinal König
- Fabrizio Bucci as Krysztof Zachuta
- Giuliano Gemma as Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls
- Wenanty Nosul as Stanisław Dziwisz
- Jan Niklas as Young Dziwisz
- Harald Posch as Hans Frank
- Mikolaj Grabowski as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- Jacek Lenartowicz as Lech Wałęsa
- Massimiliano Ubaldi as Mehmet Ali Ağca
- Andrzej Blumenfeld as Edward Gierek
- Giacomo Piperno as Cardinal Felici
- Paolo Paolini as Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot
- Nicola Pistoia as Maximilien Cardinal de Fürstenberg
- Giulio Base as Pope Paul VI
- Zygmunt Jozetczak as Bishop Eugeniusz Baziak
- Michele Gammino as Leonid Brezhnev
External links
- Pope John Paul II Official Site
- Pope John Paul II DVD Ignatius Press Website
- Pope John Paul II at the Internet Movie Database
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