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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997 · 1h 46m · Drama, History, War, TV Movie

Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.

First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of two short films, "Mamusha," as the Nazis invade her country, a Polish Catholic housekeeper takes under her wing the youngster in the Jewish family for whom she is employed, and shepherds him through WWII in hopes of ultimately getting him repatriated to Palestine. In "Woman on a Bicycle," an unmarried French woman is pressed into service by the church to distribute underground communication pamphlets for the Resistance and ultimately ends up helping the church shelter 19 Jews.

Cast

• Elizabeth Perkins as Gertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")
• Sela Ward as Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
• Anne Jackson as Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
• Fritz Weaver as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
• Al Waxman as Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
• Nicky Guadagni as Lydia Stolowitsky (segment "Mamusha")
• George Morfogen as Adult Michael - Narrator (segment "Mamusha")
• Michael Cameron as Young Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
• Fraser McGregor as Older Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
• Mark Humphrey as Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
• Pixie Bigelow as Mrs. Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
• Gerard Parkes as Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")

Details

Director

Peter Bogdanovich

Released

October 5, 1997

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama, History, War, TV Movie

Studio

Barwood Films, Paramount Television and Showtime

Status

Released

TMDB score

8.5 / 10 from 2 votes