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From a Far Country

From a Far Country (1981)

Biography | 120 minutes
3,17 3 votes

Genre: Biography / Drama

Duration: 120 minuten

Alternative titles: From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II / Z Dalekiego Kraju

Country: Italy / Poland / United Kingdom

Directed by: Krzysztof Zanussi

Stars: Cezary Morawski, Sam Neill and Lisa Harrow

IMDb score: 5,4 (218)

Releasedate: 15 September 1981

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From a Far Country plot

"The Epic Story of a Country - It's People and A Man"

In 1978, for the first time in hundreds of years, a non-Italian is elected pope. The Pole Karol Józef Wojtyła is chosen to lead the Catholic Church. A look back at his eventful life, from the German invasion during World War II to the communist occupation and his first trip abroad to his native country in 1978.

Full Cast & Crew

Actors and actresses

Sam Neill Sam Neill

Marian

Christopher Cazenove Christopher Cazenove

Tadek Sobański

Lisa Harrow Lisa Harrow

Wanda

John Welsh John Welsh

Priest

Maurice Denham Maurice Denham

Sapieha

Cezary Morawski Cezary Morawski

Karol Wojtyła

Daniel Olbrychski Daniel Olbrychski

Captain

Maja Komorowska Maja Komorowska

Nun

Izabela Olszewska Izabela Olszewska

Andrzej Łapicki Andrzej Łapicki

German Officer

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