From a Far Country (Italian: Da un paese lontano, Polish: Z dalekiego kraju, also known as From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II) is a 1981 biographical drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. A co-production between United Kingdom, Italy and Poland, it is loosely based on real life events of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II.
The film had a 5 million dollar budget. It premiered out of competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Cast
Cezary Morawski as Karol Wojtyła
Sam Neill as Marian
Christopher Cazenove as Tadek
Maja Komorowska as Dorota
Lisa Harrow as Wanda
John Welsh as Prete
Maurice Denham as Sapieha
Warren Clarke as Wladek
Daniel Olbrychski as Captain
Philip Latham as Chaplain
Jerzy Stuhr as Engineer