

Karol: The Pope, The Man
2006-05-10 · 92 min / episode · ★ 5.5
Karol: The Pope, The Man is a 2006 TV miniseries chronicling Pope John Paul II's life as pope in flashbacks from October 22, 1978's papal inauguration to his death in 2005 and was directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is the sequel to the 2005 TV miniseries Karol: A Man Who Became Pope, which portrayed John Paul's life before the papacy and ended on October 16, 1978, the day of his papal election.
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- Creators
- Giacomo Battiato
- Production companies
- Taodue Film
- Countries
- Italy, Poland, Canada
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Piotr AdamczykJohn Paul II
Dariusz KwaśnikStanisław Dziwisz
Michele PlacidoRenato Buzzonetti
Alberto CraccoAgostino Casaroli
Adriana AstiMother Theresa
Raoul BovaPadre Thomas
Leslie HopeJulia Ritter
Alkis ZanisMehmet Ali Ağca
Carlos KaniowskyÓscar Romero
Fabrice ScottJerzy Popiełuszko
Paolo Maria ScalondroWojciech Jaruzelski
Daniela GiordanoSister Tobiana
Małgorzata BelaHanna Tuszynska
Lech MackiewiczStefan Wyszyński
Pietro RagusaVadim Belijaev
Reinhard ZichLukasz Riedel
Mario ProsperiAngelo Sodano
Sergey PetrovVladimir A. Krijusckov
Stefano FregniRegistrar
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