Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (Karol: A Man Who Became Pope) (2005)
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While the major American TV networks were jockeying to be the first to present a filmed biography of the late Pope John Paul II, cable's humble Hallmark Channel managed to beat everyone to the punch with the four-hour Karol: A Man Who Became Pope. Actually, this made-for-TV film was a… More While the major American TV networks were jockeying to be the first to present a filmed biography of the late Pope John Paul II, cable's humble Hallmark Channel managed to beat everyone to the punch with the four-hour Karol: A Man Who Became Pope. Actually, this made-for-TV film was a Polish-Italian co-production, debuting on Italian television as Karol, un Uomo Diventato Papa on April 8, 2005, and subsequently released theatrically in Poland. Curiously, it had been filmed in English, so no dubbing was necessary -- thus enabling Hallmark to rush the production onto American screens as early as August 15, 2005. Piotr Adamczyk stars as Karol Wojtyla, whose tireless fight for humanity and basic fundamental rights begins with the German invasion of his native Poland in 1939. Appalled at the brutal treatment afforded his Jewish friends, Karol turns to religion as a means of making a difference in the world, and with the help of several other like-minded individuals mounts a nonviolent, but extremely effective, anti-Nazi resistance. Ordained as a priest at war's end, Karol finds himself fighting another form of godless totalitarianism, this one from the Communists who have overtaken his country. Ultimately, Father Karol Wojtyla's noble mission culminates in his being elected as Pope John Paul II in 1978 -- and it was surely no coincidence that Poland's liberation was now but a matter of time. Although A Man Who Became Pope looks lavish and expensive, it was very economically produced, and had made back its cost many times over before its acquisition by Hallmark. The film is also a "winner" in terms of its straight-on portrayal of the pontiff, and the commendably sincere, unadorned performances of virtually every actor in the cast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Giacomo Battiato
- Genres
- Television, Faith & Spirituality, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 15, 2005 Wide
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Cast
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Piotr Adamczyk
as Karol Wojtyla
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Malgorzata Bela
as Hania
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Kenneth Welsh
as Prof. Wojcik
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Ken Duken
as Adam Zielinski
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Matt Craven
as Hans Frank
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Raoul Bova
as Tomasz Zaleski
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Hristo Shopov
as Julian Kordek
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Kaja Bien
as Rozalia Kluger
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Szymon Bobrowski
as Capt. Macke
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Jakub Bohosiewicz
as Ludwik
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Anna Cieslak
as Tesia Kluger
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Sambor Czarnota
as Jusek
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Mateusz Damiecki
as Wiktor
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Andrzej Deskur
as Father Stanislaw
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Ennio Fantastichini
as Nowak
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Beata Fido
as Sister Maksencja
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Gabriela Frycz
as Eliza
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Mateusz Janicki
as Milan Hryc
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Weronika ksiazkiewicz
as Mrs. Waechter
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Marek Litewka
as Wilhelm Kluger
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Olgierd Lukaszewicz
as Karol's Father
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Lech Mackiewicz
as Wyszynski
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Adrian Ochalik
as Jerzy Kluger
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Izabella Olszewska
as Grandmother Huppert
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Radoslaw Pazura
as Pawel
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Violante Placido
as Maria Pomorska
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Slawomir Rokita
as Cardinal Felici
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Piotr Rozanski
as Jan Tyranowski
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Andrzej Rozmus
as Michal
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Patrycja Soliman
as Wislawa
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Janusz Szydlowski
as Zenon Kliszko
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Thomas Welch
as Jozef
- Adriana Asti
- Alberto Cracco
- Alkis Zanis
- Carlos Kaniowsky
- Dariusz Kwasnik
- Fabrice Scott
- Leslie Hope
- Michele Placido
