November 17, 2005

Following are the cast and production credits for POPE JOHN PAUL II, a new four-hour mini-series event to be broadcast as the "CBS Sunday Movie" Sunday, Dec. 4 and Wednesday, Dec. 7 on the CBS Television Network:

ON AIR: 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT (Sunday, Dec. 4)

8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT (Wednesday, Dec. 7)

ORIGINATION: Krakow, Poland and Rome (film)

FORMAT: A drama that follows Karol Wojtyla's journey from his youth in Poland through his late days on the Chair of St. Peter and explores the 264th Pope's fascinating life behind the scenes:? how he managed to touch the hearts of millions of people and change the face of the church and the world; how he defended the dignity of mankind against all kinds of Totalitarianism -- from Nazism to Communism to consumerism -- and who successfully related to people of all ages.?

STARRING: Jon Voight (Pope John Paul II)

Cary Elwes (Karol Wojtyla 18-50 years old)

James Cromwell (Sapieha)

Christopher Lee (Wysznski)

Ben Gazzara (Casaroli)

Daniele Pecci (Roman)

Vittoria Belvedere (Eva)

Guiliano Gemma (Navarro Valls)

Ettore Bassi (Gapa)

OTHER CAST: Wenanty Nosul (Stanislaw)

Valeria Cavalli (Teresa)

Chiara Conti (Anna)

Giulietta Revel (Halina)

Fabrizio Bucci (Krysztof Zachuta)

Beata Ben Ammar (Beate)

Marcin Kuzminski (Mikal)

Robert Gonera (Tadeusz)

Maciej Marczewski (Marek)

Krzysztov Pieczynski (Czerny)

Christopher Good (Cardinal Konig)

Krzysztof Janczar (Dobry)

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Juliusz Chrzastowski (Jerzy)

Marcin Sibiga (Dashkov)

Jacek Lenartowicz (Walesa)

Giacomo Piperno Cardinal Feluci)

Mikolaj Grabowski (Ratzinger)

Paolo Paoloni (Cardinal Villot)

Andrezj Blumenfeld (Gierek)

Pedro Sarubi (Jose Lopez Portillo)

Nicola Pistoia (Cardinal De Furstenberg)

Andrzej Zarnechi (Prof. Kriek)

Herald Posch (Hans Frank)

Slawomir Sosnierz (Tyranowski)

Cyrus Elias (Gromyko)

Maria Bosco (Sister Lucia)

Giulio Base (Crucitti)

Michele Gamino (Brezhnev)

Liliana Brosset (Marianna Grazyna Laszczyk)

Andrzej Zarnechi (Jaruzelski)

Fabrizio Jovine (Andropov)

Andrzej Szopa (Gorbachev)

Wojciech Leonowocz (Edmund)

Izabela Kuna (Emilia)

Ryszard Radwanski (Gomulka)

Maciej Kepka (Young Karol, 12 years old)

Mark Fiorini (Professor La Pira)

Paola Carboni (Sister Tobiana)

Marta Krol (Danuta)

Gabriella Barbuti (Sophia)

Daniele Petruccioli (Thomas)

Michael Dwordzyk (Piotr)

Agnieszka mandate (Dobry's Wife)

PRODUCED BY: LuxVide Grupa Filmowa Baltmedia & Studio Filmowe Projektor Grupo Intereconomia Rai Trade

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stephen J. Davis

Matilde Benabei

PRODUCER: Luca Benabei

GRUPO INTERECONOMIA

PRODUCER: D. Marcial Cuquerella

PRODUCERS FOR POLISH GROUP: Krzysztof Grabowski

Slawomir Jozwik

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LINE PRODUCER: Anselmo Parrinello

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: John Kent Harrison

BASED ON THE TELEPLAY BY: Francesco Contaldo

BASED ON ADDITIONAL

MATERIAL BY: Salvatore Basile & Francesco Arlanch

MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Marco Frisina

EDITED BY: Henk Van Eeghen

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Fabrizio Lucci

CASTING DIRECTOR USA: Molly Lopata Casting C.S.A.

CO-COSTUME DESIGNER: Angela Capuano

RATING: To Be Announced

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Photos available at cbspressexpress.com

Press Contacts: Barbara Abseck 212-975-4637 beabseck@cbs.com

Susan J. Marks 323-575-2118 susan.marks@tvc.cbs.com

Photo Contacts: Gaye Ann Bruno 323-575-2796 gayeann.bruno@tvc.cbs.com

Jeffrey Staab 212-975-4107 jstaab@cbs.com