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From a Far Country

  • 1981
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
212
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From a Far Country (1981)
BiographyDrama

The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Pol... Read allThe film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II and invades the country while Wojtyla seeks refuge at the house... Read allThe film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtyla was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Thirteen years later, Nazi Germany attacks Poland, starting World War II and invades the country while Wojtyla seeks refuge at the house of Cardinal Wyszynski. Also appearing are all the other important stations of the life of... Read all

  • Director
    • Krzysztof Zanussi
  • Writers
    • Diego Fabbri
    • Andrzej Kijowski
    • Vincenzo Labella
  • Stars
    • Sam Neill
    • Christopher Cazenove
    • Lisa Harrow
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    212
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Krzysztof Zanussi
    • Writers
      • Diego Fabbri
      • Andrzej Kijowski
      • Vincenzo Labella
    • Stars
      • Sam Neill
      • Christopher Cazenove
      • Lisa Harrow
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Marian
    Christopher Cazenove
    Christopher Cazenove
    • Tadek
    Lisa Harrow
    Lisa Harrow
    • Wanda
    John Welsh
    John Welsh
    • Priest
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Sapieha
    Cezary Morawski
    Cezary Morawski
    • Wojtyla Karol
    Daniel Olbrychski
    Daniel Olbrychski
    • Captain
    Maja Komorowska
    Maja Komorowska
    Izabella Olszewska
    Izabella Olszewska
    Andrzej Lapicki
    Andrzej Lapicki
    Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
    Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
    Piotr Fronczewski
    Piotr Fronczewski
    • Palitsch
    Maciej Robakiewicz
    Maciej Robakiewicz
    Tadeusz Bradecki
    Tadeusz Bradecki
    Marek Kondrat
    Marek Kondrat
    • Policeman
    Jerzy Stuhr
    Jerzy Stuhr
    • Engineer
    Jerzy Zelnik
    Jerzy Zelnik
    Jerzy Nowak
    Jerzy Nowak
    • Professor
    • Director
      • Krzysztof Zanussi
    • Writers
      • Diego Fabbri
      • Andrzej Kijowski
      • Vincenzo Labella
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    5/10

    Quite conservative bio-pic

    Quite conservative bio-pic celebrates the Pope John Paul II and Polish Catholicism, but along the way, almost as an aside, it does give a more accurate picture of Polish history from World War II up to the date, when the Pope visits his home country.
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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1981 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
      • Poland
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Aus einem fernen Land
    • Filming locations
      • Tyniec, Debniki, Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland(abbey)
    • Production companies
      • Trans World Film
      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
      • Rai 1
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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