From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II
Brief Synopsis
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This British/Polish TV co-production, "presented by Lord Grade," traced the life of Karol Wojtyla from his boyhood in Poland to the Vatican, although the nominal stars are New Zealand actor Sam Neill and English actor Christopher Cazenove as two of his friends from the early years. Wojtyla is portra
Cast & Crew
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Krzysztof Zanussi
Director
Sam Neill
Marian
Christopher Cazenove
Tadek
Lisa Harrow
Wanda
Warren Clarke
Wladek
Maurice Denham
Sapieha
Film Details
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group; NBC Entertainment; Rai Cinema
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Synopsis
This British/Polish TV co-production, "presented by Lord Grade," traced the life of Karol Wojtyla from his boyhood in Poland to the Vatican, although the nominal stars are New Zealand actor Sam Neill and English actor Christopher Cazenove as two of his friends from the early years. Wojtyla is portrayed by Polish actor Cezery Morawski, who is unknown in the United States. More than two years later, another film about Pope John Paul II would mark Albert Finney's American TV acting debut.
Director
Krzysztof Zanussi
Director
Cast
Sam Neill
Marian
Christopher Cazenove
Tadek
Lisa Harrow
Wanda
Warren Clarke
Wladek
Maurice Denham
Sapieha
Cezary Morawski
Karol Wojtyla
Jon Blake
Jozef
Emma Relph
Magda
Kathleen Byron
Tadek'S Mother
Anne Dyson
Wladek'S Mother
John Franklyn-robbins
Curate
Carol Gilles
Wladek'S Wife
James Coyle
Interrogator
Timothy Morand
Worker
John Welsh
Priest
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Professor
Phillip Lathan
Chaplin
Georgine Anderson
Middle-Aged Woman
David Sibley
Chairman
Kazimierz Borowiec
Wladek'S Father
Phillip Trewinnard
Investigating Official
Simon Dutton
Assistant
Geoffrey Russell
Curate
Matthew Long
Official
Martin Milman
2nd Security Officer
Rupert Frazer
1st Security Officer
Andrej Lapicki
German Officer
Jerzy Suhr
Engineer
Andrzej ^d:zarnecki
Wojtyla'S Father
Tadeusz Bradecki
Young Man
Marek Konrat
Middleman
Daniel Olbrychski
Captain
Maja Komorowska
Nun
Jerzy Nowak
University Professor
Tareusz Nudziak
Auschwitz Prisoner
Liliana Glabczyncka
Nun
Edward Lubaszenko
Priest
Frank Finley
Voice Of Karol Wojtyla
Michael Jayston
Narration
Philip Trewinnard
Jonathan Blake
Crew
Bill Blunden
Editor
David Butler
Screenwriter
David Butler
Screenplay
Wieslawa Dembinska
Sound Mixer
Anthony Gibbs
Editor
Lew Grade
Executive Producer
Peter Honess
Editor
Slawomir Idziak
Director Of Photography
Andrej Kijowski
Screenwriter
Wojciech Kilar
Music
Vincenzo Labella
Producer
Irene Lamb
Casting
Giacomo Pezzali
Producer
Ania Biedrzycka Sheppard
Costume Designer
Janusz Sosnowski
Production Designer
Jan Josef Szczepanski
Screenwriter
Krzysztof Zanussi
Screenwriter
Film Details
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Itc Entertainment Group; NBC Entertainment; Rai Cinema
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 20, 1981
Released in United States on Video October 13, 1998
