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  • From a Far Country (1981)
  • 140 min | Biography, Drama
From a Far Country (1981)
140 min | Biography, Drama

The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II and invades the ...See moreThe film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II and invades the country while Wojtyla seeks refuge at the house of Cardinal Wyszynski. Also appearing are all the other important stations of the life of the Pope, during and after World War II. Written by Volker Boehm See less
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Dec 20, 1981 (United States)
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47 cast members
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Sam Neill
Marian Marian   See fewer
John Welsh
Priest Priest   See fewer
Maurice Denham
Sapieha Sapieha   See fewer
Cezary Morawski
Wojtyla Karol Wojtyla Karol   See fewer
Maja Komorowska
Actress Actress   See fewer
Piotr Fronczewski
Palitsch Palitsch   See fewer
Marek Kondrat
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Jerzy Stuhr
Engineer Engineer   See fewer
Jerzy Nowak
Professor Professor   See fewer
Liliana Komorowska
Nun (as Liliana Glabczynska) Nun (as Liliana Glabczynska)   See fewer
Anna Milewska
Actress Actress   See fewer
Warren Clarke
Wladek Wladek   See fewer
Kathleen Byron
Tadek's Mother Tadek's Mother   See fewer
Carol Gillies
Wladek's Wife Wladek's Wife   See fewer
Philip Latham
Chaplain Chaplain   See fewer
Emma Relph
Magda Magda   See fewer
Susan Dutton
Activist Activist   See fewer
Rupert Frazer
1st Security Officer 1st Security Officer   See fewer
Michael Jayston
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Kazimierz Borowiec
Wladek's father (Christ in the Passion) Wladek's father (Christ in the Passion)   See fewer
Simon Dutton
Assistant Assistant   See fewer
Anne Dyson
Wladek's mother Wladek's mother   See fewer
Kazimierz Kursa
Father Kolbe Father Kolbe   See fewer
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko
Priest from Warsaw Priest from Warsaw   See fewer
Matthew Long
Official Official   See fewer
Timothy Morand
Operator Operator   See fewer
Andrew Seear
Stefan Stefan   See fewer
Philip Trewinnard
Investigating Official Investigating Official   See fewer
Andrzej Zarnecki
Karol Wojtyla's father Karol Wojtyla's father   See fewer
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
Nun (uncredited) Nun (uncredited)   See fewer
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