Pope John Paul II is a movie.
Pope John Paul II is a 1984 American biopic drama television film based on the life of Karol Wojtyła , from his early days as an activist in Poland to his installation as Pope John Paul II . Written by Christopher Knopf and directed by Herbert Wise , the film stars Albert Finney , Caroline Bliss , Brian Cox , and John Forgeham . Pope John Paul II (miniseries) . The miniseries was written and directed by John Kent Harrison and aired in the United States on the CBS network on 4 and 7 December 2005 .