Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (TV 2005)

Director:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

Michael Hirst (screenplay), Michael Hirst (story),

Stars:

Thomas Kretschmann, Joaquim de Almeida, Sabrina Jàvor

Cast

Credited cast:
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Pope John Paul II
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero
Sabrina Jàvor	...	Ginka
Bruno Ganz	...	Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Albasiny
Giedrius Arbaciauskas	...	Officer
David Barras
Simon Burzynski	...	Polish Voice Over (voice)
Arvydas Dapsys	...	Cardinal
Kiril Glusajev	...	Student
Petar Goranov	...	Karol's Father
Jasper Harris	...	Karol Wojtyla as boy
Survila Ignas	...	Karol Wojtyla - age 12
Salkauskaite Inga	...	Karol's mother
Charles Kay

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

pope | roman numeral in title | pope john paul ii | number in title | character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Lithuania USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Félelem nélkül: II. János Pál

Filming Locations:

Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Five Mile River Films, Lietuvos Kinostudija, Lithuanian Film Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 83 min (theatrical)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When John Paul II comes to Poland in 1983 he meets with Wojciech Jaruzelski who is titled as "President of Poland". Actually, at that time Poland did not have a president. Jaruzelski, however, was elected as President of Republic of Poland in 1989.

User Reviews

Wonderful

Great movie about a great man. Thomas Kretschmann is first rate as in all of his other movies.I would never have envisioned him as Pope John Paul. It speaks volumes for the casting director. Why do they keep casting him as German officer in the movies? And he only came to universal attention after "the pianist"? Of course he looks so hot in the uniforms. I know a lot of girls drool over his handsome face. But this guy is a great actor and has such great potentials. If you don't believe me, go watch "Stalingrad". I hope he will get a lot of excellent roles in the future with more diversity. Otherwise, what a heartbreaking waste of great talent.