Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Born: May 18, 1920
Died: April 2, 2005
in Wadowice, Poland

Movies for Pope John Paul II...

Title: Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 12, 2024
Type: TV
With firsthand accounts and access to prominent figures around the world, this comprehensive docuseries explores the Cold War and its aftermath.
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Favela do Papa
Title: Favela do Papa
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 2023
Type: Movie
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Nothing Compares
Title: Nothing Compares
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.
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Title: Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 1, 2021
Type: TV
Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.
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Don Stanislao
Title: Don Stanislao
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 9, 2020
Type: Movie
Marcin Gutowski, the reporter of “Black and White” TVN24 showed in his report the unknown face of Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz. He appears in it as a powerful hierarch, a gray eminence who can take care of the interests of the Church – understood in a specific way. Also when it comes to cases involving victims of pedophilia.
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1979: Big Bang of the Present
Title: 1979: Big Bang of the Present
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
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Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
Title: Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain. The long and hard battle to bring down communist dictatorship has begun.
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Tell No One
Title: Tell No One
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: May 11, 2019
Type: Movie
Polish documentary directed by Tomasz Sekielski about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland.
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Hesburgh
Title: Hesburgh
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 26, 2019
Type: Movie
He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.
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The Mystery of Padre Pio
Title: The Mystery of Padre Pio
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 23, 2018
Type: Movie
The documentary offers testimonies and documents never disclosed about the plot against its protagonist, who had the stigmata of Jesus Christ in his hands, feet and side for 50 consecutive years.
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John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
Title: John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2018
Type: Movie
A look back at 1979, when the Pope visited Ireland in hopes of ending violence and praying for all to seek a peaceful resolution.
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Hostage to the Devil
Title: Hostage to the Devil
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 31, 2016
Type: Movie
Malachi Martin; an Irish priest who dedicated his life to battling an ancient evil. Malachi Martin; exorcist. Using first-hand interviews, dramatic reconstruction, archival evidence and Martin's own words, this documentary will follow Father Martin's incredible crusade from the 1970s through to his death in 1999. So. Does the Devil exist?
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I Trust in You
Title: I Trust in You
Character: Himself
Released: June 26, 2016
Type: Movie
"Ufam Tobie" (Polish for "I Trust in You") is a film about God's mercy being poured out on the whole world because He is a loving God who seeks and wants to save every human being." From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about My mercy." (Paragraph 1190 of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska)
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Panorama - The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II
Title: Panorama - The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II
Character: Himself (Archival Footage)
Released: February 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Pope John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church for 27 years and was one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. Reporter Edward Stourton offers a new perspective on the emotional life of this very public figure.
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Geheimauftrag Pontifex – Der Vatikan im Kalten Krieg
Title: Geheimauftrag Pontifex – Der Vatikan im Kalten Krieg
Character: himself
Released: May 20, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Chile, las imágenes prohibidas
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 14, 2013
Type: TV
4 episode miniseries about the 1973 Coup d'etat in Chile and the dictatorship regime that came with it.
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Propaganda
Title: Propaganda
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 14, 2013
Type: Movie
An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean perspective.
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Title: Mentiras verdaderas
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 11, 2011
Type: TV
Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.
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Nine Days That Changed The World
Title: Nine Days That Changed The World
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Pope John Paul II's historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979
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Title: TV o no TV
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 11, 2008
Type: TV
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Banal
Title: Banal
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Cris and Jason are two policemen with two opposite personalities and philosophies-Cris is the epitome of the rare, near-extinct breed of honest cops while Jason is the basurero, the legman/front man who does the dirty work of his district's high officials.
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Democrazy
Title: Democrazy
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Politician promotes her candidacy.
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Being Jacques Chirac
Title: Being Jacques Chirac
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Since 1967, Jacques Chirac has appeared everyday on television : millions of hours of automatic gestures, jerky speeches and feverish cavalcades. This mockumentary is based on archival footage and told at the first person (the voice of the French president is provided by imitator Didier Gustin). The main comic effect comes from the contradictions between the various speeches of the French President. The title comes from the title of the French-language version of Being John Malkovich.
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The Papal Chase
Title: The Papal Chase
Character: Himself
Released: December 2, 2004
Type: Movie
The Papal Chase is a guerrilla documentary feature that captures one man's obsession to meet the Pope in order to win a $1000 bet. With appearances by The Rolling Stones and Pope John Paul II.
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Expectation
Title: Expectation
Character: Pope John-Paul II
Released: December 22, 2002
Type: Movie
To the memory of the visit of the Pope John-Paul II to Armenia.
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Title: Testigo ocular
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 29, 2002
Type: TV
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Title: Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth
Character: Se stesso
Released: November 12, 2000
Type: TV
The story of Padre Pio (1887-1968) from the onset of the stigmata during World War I, when he prayed that soldiers' suffering be his, until his death. The story is told by Emilia, Pio's friend, to a Vatican official reviewing Padre Pio's potential canonization. We watch local people venerate the humble Capuchin monk, we see petty jealousies within the Church almost bring him down, and we experience his decision to build a Home for the Relief of Suffering, a labor of love begun just after World War II. Emilia and her husband Dr. Sanguineti work tirelessly beside the humble but sensible Pio.
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Title: "Do not be afraid". The Life and Teachings of Pope John Paul II
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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Atentado
Title: Atentado
Released: July 1, 1990
Type: Movie
An elite group of police must stop international terrorists from killing Pope John Paul II during his visit to Mexico.
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La libertad remonta el estadio
Title: La libertad remonta el estadio
Character: Self
Released: July 16, 1987
Type: Movie
On Thursday, April 2, 1987, thousands of young people came to the National Stadium in Santiago de Chile to meet Pope John Paul II. After many years, young people would be able to meet freely and make their voices heard. (Introductory text at the beginning of this documentary).
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Odwagi, ja jestem
Title: Odwagi, ja jestem
Character: we własnej osobie
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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Lulú de noche
Title: Lulú de noche
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 20, 1986
Type: Movie
German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was killed in London by Jack the ripper. While looking for the protagonist, Rufo appears, an introvert jazz musician. He could play Jack the ripper.
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Title: Informe especial
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 6, 1984
Type: TV
Investigative news magazine on Chile's social and political contingency.
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Fatima
Title: Fatima
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
This 60-minute documentary uses the reported miracle at Fatima in 1917 as a springboard for an examination of the relationship between religion and science in the 20th century. Participants include: Pope John Paul II, James H. Billington, philosopher Paul Kurtz, and writers Malcolm Muggaridge and Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. It is hosted by Ricardo Montalban.
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Credo...
Title: Credo...
Character: Papież
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
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Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Title: Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.
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Pielgrzym
Title: Pielgrzym
Character: Papież
Released: November 3, 1979
Type: Movie
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Papież z Polski
Title: Papież z Polski
Character: Papież
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
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Tajemnice Jana Pawła II
Title: Tajemnice Jana Pawła II
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie