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From a Far Country
“The Epic Story of a Country - It's People and A Man”
46%
Movie
2h 20m
AI Analysis
From a Far Country (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of From a Far Country (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~140 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate From a Far Country 46% (13 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
46%
from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-09-15
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 132585
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This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie From a Far Country?
The official runtime for From a Far Country is approximately 140 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Sam Neill
Marian

Christopher Cazenove
Tadek Sobański

Lisa Harrow
Wanda

John Welsh
Priest

Maurice Denham
Sapieha

Cezary Morawski
Karol Wojtyła

Daniel Olbrychski
Captain

Maja Komorowska
Nun

Izabela Olszewska

Andrzej Łapicki
German Officer

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Mieczysław Kotlarczyk

Piotr Fronczewski
Palitsch

Maciej Robakiewicz

Tadeusz Bradecki

Marek Kondrat
Policeman

Jerzy Stuhr
Engineer

Jerzy Zelnik

Jerzy Nowak
Professor
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