Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic world.
Herbert WiseDirector
Karol Wojtyla - Pope John Paul II
Young Karol Wojtyla
Gov. Gen. Hans Frank
Rosa Kossack
Father Zary
Karol Wojtyla Sr.
Father Góra
Józef Teitelbaum
Ruth Teitelbaum
Officer Moljek
Bishop Lec
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Mountain Sacristan
Raczynski
Monsignor Kuczkowski
Stefan Putrya
Marshall Konev
Pawel
Archbishop Adam Sapieha
Wiktor
Swiacki
Boguslaw Banas
Jan Tyranowski
Jerzy Loparicz
Prof. Pigon
Teodor Krawick
Foreman Krauze
Hanna Jastrun
Sister Jadwiga
Prof. Grabowski
Party Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka
Archbishop Baziak
Bishop Dygat
Church Affairs Minister Skarzynski
Franciszek
Anna Loparicz
Juliusz Kydrynski
Forest Guard (uncredited)
Cardinal (uncredited)
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Boy in Crowd (uncredited)
