Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)

  • NR
  • 12/01/2005 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

The eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and labeled the Pope a "prisoner of the Vatican" before ascending to the papal throne to usher Catholicism into the 21st century. Born in Poland and forced to carry on following the untimely death of his family, Karol Wojtyla endured both personal hardships and the rape of his homeland by the Third Reich to spread the word of God through the Catholic Church. Later, as Pope John Paul II, Wojtyla was beloved by millions of Catholics worldwide. From the sexual-abuse scandal that shook the American Catholic Church in the later-20th century to the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and the near-fatal assassination attempt made on his own life, Pope John Paul II endured to bridge the gap between various faiths until his death resulting from Parkinson's disease in April of 2005.

Jeff Bleckner

Director

Judd Parkin

Writer

Lorenzo Minoli

Story

Michael Hirst

Writer

Cast

Thomas Kretschmann's headshot

Thomas Kretschmann

Pope John Paul II
Bruno Ganz's headshot

Bruno Ganz

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski
Joaquim de Almeida's headshot

Joaquim de Almeida

Archbishop Oscar Romero
John Albasiny's headshot

John Albasiny

Father Stanislaw Dziwisz
Charles Kay's headshot

Charles Kay

Pope Paul VI
Sabrina Jàvor's headshot

Sabrina Jàvor

Ginka
Jasper Harris's headshot

Jasper Harris

Young Karol Wojtyla
Peter Goranov's headshot

Peter Goranov

Karol's Father

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