Karol: The Pope, The Man is a 2006 TV miniseries directed by Giacomo Battiato chronicling Pope John Paul II's life as pope in flashbacks. It covers the period of his life from the October 22, 1978 papal inauguration to his death in 2005. 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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Main cast
Piotr Adamczyk as Pope John Paul II
Adriana Asti as Mother Teresa
Leslie Hope as Julia Ritter
Timothy Martin
Michele Placido
Alkis Zanis as Ali Ağca
Carlos Kaniowsky as Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Fabrice Scott as Jerzy Popiełuszko
Paolo Maria Scalondro as Wojciech Jaruzelski
Reception
A review in The StarPhoenix called Karol: The Pope, The Man "a remarkable film – remarkable because it manages to be both profound and entertaining", and praised actor Piotr Adamczk for his portrayal of John Paul.