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Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

While a papal conclave is meeting to elect a new Pope, a reporter recounts the story of Archbishop Angelo Roncalli's attempt to save Jewish children, stranded on a ship in Istanbul, from being handed over to the Nazis during World War II.

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Cast & Crew See All

Raymond Burr
Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII
Eric Braeden
Col. Gunter Kroll
John Colicos
Numan Menemengioglu

Awards

  • 1974 - Eddie - Best Edited Television Special - winner
  • 1974 - Primetime Emmy - Best Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television - nominated
  • 1974 - Primetime Emmy - Best Music Composition - For a Special Program - nominated
  • 1974 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup - nominated

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