Pope John Paul II (miniseries)

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Pope John Paul II
Screenplay byFrancesco Contaldo
Salvatore Basile
Francesco Arlanch
Wesley Bishop
John Kent Harrison
Story byFrancesco Contaldo
Directed byJohn Kent Harrison
StarringJon Voight
Cary Elwes
James Cromwell
Ben Gazzara
Christopher Lee
ComposerMarco Frisina
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerAnselmo Parrinello
ProducersLuca Bernabei
Fania Petrocchi
Krzysztof Grabowski
Slawomir Jozwik
D. Marcial Cuquerella
CinematographyFabrizio Lucci
EditorsHenk Van Eeghen
Alessandro Lucidi
Running time200 minutes (2 parts)
Production companiesLuxVide
Rai Fiction
CBS
Rai Trade
Grupo Intereconomia
Baltmedia Projektor
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release4 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.

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