From a Far Country (1981)

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120 min - Biography | Drama - 20 December 1981 (USA)

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The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtila was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sam Neill	...	Marian
	Christopher Cazenove	...	Tadek
	Lisa Harrow	...	Wanda
	John Welsh	...	Priest
	Maurice Denham	...	Sapieha
	Cezary Morawski	...	Wojtyla Karol
	Daniel Olbrychski	...	Captain
	Maja Komorowska
	Izabella Olszewska
	Andrzej Lapicki
	Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
	Piotr Fronczewski	...	Palitsch
	Maciej Robakiewicz
	Tadeusz Bradecki
	Marek Kondrat	...	Policeman

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The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtila was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Some years later Nazi Germany attacks Poland and invades the country while Wojtila seeks refuge at the house of Cardinal Wyszynski. Also appear all the other important stations of the life of the Pope. Written by Volker Boehm

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