Pope John Paul II (film)
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| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Written by | Christopher Knopf |
| Directed by | Herbert Wise |
| Starring |
Albert Finney Caroline Bliss Brian Cox John Forgeham |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Judith de Paul Alvin Cooperman |
| Producer(s) |
Burt Nodella Pia Arnold (associate producer) |
| Location(s) |
Austria Rome, Italy |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Editor(s) | Brian Smedley-Aston |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Taft Entertainment Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
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| Original network | CBS |
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Pope John Paul II is a 1984 American biopic drama television film based on the life of Karol Wojtyła, from his early days as an activist in Poland to his installation as Pope John Paul II. Written by Christopher Knopf and directed by Herbert Wise, the film stars Albert Finney, Caroline Bliss, Brian Cox, and John Forgeham. The film marks both Albert Finney's American television debut and the first script Finney had ever turned down upon initial reading.
This film's timeline begins with the death of Pope John Paul I on September 28, 1978, and then flashes back to Karol Wojtyła as a young man growing up decades earlier in Wadowice, Poland. The storyline then returns to pre-October 16 dates in 1978 and flashes back to Wojtyła's early life, family relationships, his political involvements fighting against Nazism during World War II and against Communism after the war, and his relationship and involvement in the Roman Catholic Church as he becomes a priest, a bishop, a cardinal, and is eventually installed as the titular new pope.
Once Karol Wojtyła was installed as Pope, executive producer Alvin Cooperman made his decision to create the film project, and with the assistance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, sought Vatican approval and cooperation. After reviewing the script, the Vatican welcomed the project.
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