

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005-04-18 · 92 min / episode · ★ 6.0
A biography of Karol Wojtyła, later known as Pope John Paul II, beginning in 1939 when Karol was only 19 years old and ending at the Papal conclave, October 1978 that made him Pope.
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- Creators
- Giacomo Battiato
- Production companies
- Taodue Film
- Countries
- Italy, Poland
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Piotr AdamczykKarol Wojtyła
Małgorzata BelaHanna Tuszynska
Raoul BovaTomasz Zaleski
Ennio FantastichiniMaciej Nowak
Hristo ShopovJulian Kordek
Lech MackiewiczStefan Wyszynski
Ken DukenAdam Zielinski
Violante PlacidoMaria Pomorska
Olgierd ŁukaszewiczKarol Wojtyla Snr.
Matt CravenHans Frank
Szymon BobrowskiCaptain Macke
Kenneth WelshProfessor Wójcik
Radosław PazuraPawel Kowalski
Grażyna SzapołowskaBrigitte Frank
Mateusz DamięckiWiktor Milosz
Anna CieślakTesia Kluger
Piotr RóżańskiJan Tyranowski
Kinga PreisJózef's Mother
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