---
title: 'From a Far Country (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Krzysztof Zanussi'
released: '1981-09-15'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-a-far-country-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083356/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# From a Far Country (1981)

1981 · 140 min · Documentary, Drama · United Kingdom, Italy, Poland

Original title: Z dalekiego kraju

## Synopsis

From a Far Country is a 1981 biographical drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. A co-production between United Kingdom, Italy and Poland, it is loosely based on real life events of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Krzysztof Zanussi](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-zanussi)
- **Screenplay:** [Krzysztof Zanussi](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-zanussi), [Diego Fabbri](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-fabbri), [Andrzej Kijowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-kijowski), [Vincenzo Labella](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-labella), [Jan Józef Szczepański](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-jozef-szczepanski)
- **Producer:** [Vincenzo Labella](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-labella)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wojciech Kilar](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-kilar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sławomir Idziak](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-awomir-idziak)
- **Editor:** [Antony Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-gibbs)

## Cast

- [Jerzy Zelnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-zelnik)
- [Liliana Komorowska](https://cinepixo.com/people/liliana-komorowska)
- [Maurice Denham](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-denham)
- [Daniel Olbrychski](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-olbrychski)
- [Zbigniew Zapasiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/zbigniew-zapasiewicz)
- [Warren Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-clarke)
- [Michael Jayston](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jayston)
- [Jerzy Nowak](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-nowak)
- [Sam Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-neill)
- [Philip Latham](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-latham)
- [Andrzej Żarnecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-zarnecki)
- [Andrzej Hudziak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-hudziak)
- [Janusz Gajos](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-gajos)
- [Rupert Frazer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-frazer)
- [Edward Linde-Lubaszenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-linde-lubaszenko)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-a-far-country-1981
Film facts: Wikidata (Q9383743); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.