From a Far Country

From a Far Country
Directed by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Screenplay by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Story by	Diego Fabbri
Starring	Cezary Morawski Sam Neill Christopher Cazenove
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Edited by	Paolo Fabbri Antony Gibbs Waldemar Król
Music by	Wojciech Kilar
Release date	1981 (1981)

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The film had a 5 million of dollars budget. ^[4] It premiered out of competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival. ^[5]

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

References

1. Mitchell, Tony (July 1981). "Zanussi's Wojtyła". Sight and Sound . Vol. 50, no. 3. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. Rothenberg, Fred (19 December 1981). "NBC disappointed with 'From a Far Country'". St. Petersburg Times . p. 13. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. Coates, Paul (1985). The story of the lost reflection: the alienation of the image in Western and Polish cinema. Verso. pp. 141, 158. ISBN   978-0-86091-100-5.
4. "Movie On Life Of Pope An International Venture". The Leader-Post . 20 November 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
5. Falvo, Angelo (16 October 1981). "Il Papa che viene dalla Polonia". Corriere della Sera . p. 25.

External links

• From a Far Country at IMDb