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Release Date: 2005   Duration: 201 min

Cast: Ben Gazzara, Cary Elwes, Chiara Conti, Daniele Pecci, Ettore Bassi, Christopher Lee, Marcin Kuzminski, Vittoria Belvedere, Giulietta Revel, Valeria Cavalli, James Cromwell, Jon Voight

Categories: Movies, Biographical film, Drama, Television film

Pope John Paul II is a 2005 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Pope John Paul II from his early adult years in Poland to his death on 2 April 2005 at age 84. The film 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.   MORE

Pope John Paul II is a 2005 television miniseries dramatizing the life of Pope John Paul II from his early adult years in Poland to his death on 2 April 2005 at age 84. The film 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. Cary Elwes portrays Karol Wojtyla from Scene 2 of the film up to Scene 11, which starts with his election to the papacy on 16 October 1978 after the sudden death of Pope John Paul I, whose pontificate lasted only 33 days. After accepting the nomination of the Cardinalate, Elwes is seen being escorted to be fitted in papal vestments, at which point Academy Award-winner Jon Voight takes over the role. Voight was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance. Pope John Paul II co-stars James Cromwell, as Archbishop Adam Stefan Sapieha, Ben Gazzara, as Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, and Christopher Lee as Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. Polish actor Mikolaj Grabowski is twice seen playing Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who succeeded Pope John Paul II as Pope Benedict XVI on 19 April 2005 LESS