Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

Polish actor Piotr Adamczyk portrays Karol Wojtyla -- aka Pope John Paul II -- in this two-part miniseries that aired just weeks after the pontiff's death in 2005. Filmed on location in Poland and the Vatican, this inspirational biopic follows Wojtyla from his early years as a university student who witnessed the Nazi invasion of Crakow in 1939 to his surprise election as one of the youngest popes on record some 40 years later.