From a Far Country 43 years old

The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtila was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Some years later Nazi Germany attacks Poland and invades the country while Wojtila seeks refuge at the house of Cardinal Wyszynski. Also appear all the other important stations of the life of the Pope.

Credits

Sam Neill as Marian

Christopher Cazenove as Tadek

Liliana Komorowska as Nun

Daniel Olbrychski as Captain

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as

Piotr Fronczewski as

From a Far Country Cast

Name	Character
Sam Neill He was 34, now 77 years old	as Marian
Christopher Cazenove He was 38, 66 years old when he died	as Tadek
Liliana Komorowska She was 25, now 68 years old	as Nun
Daniel Olbrychski He was 36, now 79 years old	as Captain
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz He was 47, 74 years old when he died
Piotr Fronczewski He was 35, now 78 years old
Maurice Denham He was 71, 92 years old when he died	as Sapieha
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska She was 25, now 68 years old
Lisa Harrow She was 38, now 81 years old	as Wanda
Cezary Morawski He was 27, now 70 years old	as Wojtyla Karol
Maja Komorowska She was 43, now 86 years old
Andrzej Łapicki He was 57, 87 years old when he died

From a Far Country Crew

Name	Department
Irene Lamb as Casting.	Production
Anna B. Sheppard as Costume Design. She was 35 (now 78) years old	Costume & Make-Up
Vincenzo Labella as Producer. He was 56 (93) years old when He died	Production
Vincenzo Labella as Writer. He was 56 (93) years old when He died	Writing
Antony Gibbs as Editor. He was 56 (90) years old when He died	Editing
Diego Fabbri as Story. He was 70 (69) years old when He died	Writing
Krzysztof Zanussi as Director. He was 42 (now 85) years old	Directing
Krzysztof Zanussi as Writer. He was 42 (now 85) years old	Writing
Andrzej Kijowski as Writer. He was 52 (56) years old when He died	Writing
Janusz Sosnowski as Production Design. He was 34 (now 77) years old	Art
Jan Józef Szczepański as Writer. He was 62 (84) years old when He died	Writing

From a Far Country (43 years)

Release day: Tuesday, September 15, 1981
Runtime: 140 minutes