Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ★★ 1984
Biography of the Pontiff, from childhood to world eminence. 150m/C VHS . Albert Finney, Michael Crompton, Nigel Hawthorne, John McEnery, Brian Cox; D: Herbert Wise. TV
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