Directed by:
Jeff BlecknerComposer:
Carlo SiliottoCast:
Thomas Kretschmann, Joaquim de Almeida, Jasper Harris, Bruno Ganz, Lech Walesa, Dainius Kazlauskas, Sonata Visockaite, Ignatavicius Paulius (more)Plots(1)
Poet, actor, playwright, and a simple Polish priest, Karol Wojtyla believed the pomp of the Catholic Church was "a circus," and the Pope "a prisoner of the Vatican." But one day he would become Pope John Paul II, one of the greatest and most influential figures of the 20th Century. From his humble beginnings, he found inner strength and courage despite the death of his family, the rape of his beloved Poland by the Third Reich, and its later domination by the Communists. Among the world events covered in this inspiring chronicle is the shocking sexual abuse scandal of the American Catholic Church, the murder of El Salvador Archbishop Oscar Romero, and John Paul's own near-assassination at the hand of a Turkish gunman. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Thomas Kretschmann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Balloon (2018)
Valkyrie (2008)
Joaquim de Almeida
Portugal
Best movies:
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Desperado (1995)
Fast & Furious Five (2011)
Jasper Harris
UK
Best movies:
Messiah III: The Promise (2004) (TV movie)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
The Thief Lord (2006)
Bruno Ganz
Switzerland
Best movies:
In the White City (1983)
Wings of Desire (1987)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Lech Walesa
Poland
Best movies:
Man of Iron (1981)
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013) - a.f.
Moonwalker (1988)
Dainius Kazlauskas
Best movies:
Sobibor (2018)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2003) (TV movie)
Sonata Visockaite
Best movies:
Miracle (2017)
Transsiberian (2008)
Redirected (2014)
Ignatavicius Paulius
Best movies:
War and Peace (2007) (series)
Finland 1944 (2015)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Sakalas Uždavinys
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Excursionist (2013)
Donatas Šimukauskas
Best movies:
The Generation of Evil (2021)
Anna Karénina (2013) (TV movie)
Clark (2022) (series)
Giedrius Arbačiauskas
Best movies:
The Crown Jewels (2011)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Evgeniy Malkov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Sabrina Jàvor
USA
Best movies:
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Beerfest (2006)
Inga Salkauskaite
Best movies:
The Summer of Sangaïlé (2015)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV movie)
Darius Meškauskas
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Excursionist (2013)
Vortex (2009)
War and Peace (2007) (series)