Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women - 1997

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.

106min
1997
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Elizabeth Perkins profile pictureElizabeth PerkinsGertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")
Sela Ward profile pictureSela WardMarie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Anne Jackson profile pictureAnne JacksonMaman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Fritz Weaver profile pictureFritz WeaverFather Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Al Waxman profile pictureAl WaxmanDr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Nicky Guadagni profile pictureNicky GuadagniLydia Stolowitsky (segment "Mamusha")
George Morfogen profile pictureGeorge MorfogenAdult Michael - Narrator (segment "Mamusha")
Mark Humphrey profile pictureMark HumphreyTomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
Gerard Parkes profile pictureGerard ParkesFather Daniel (segment "Mamusha")
Stuart Stone profile pictureStuart StoneAaron Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Nancy Beatty profile pictureNancy BeattyElla Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Gerry Quigley profile pictureGerry QuigleyFranek (segment "Mamusha")
Douglas O'Keeffe profile pictureDouglas O'KeeffeFirst S.S. Guard (segment "Mamusha")
Mark Lutz profile pictureMark LutzSoldier #1 (segment "Mamusha")
Michael Landes profile pictureMichael LandesRene Klein (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Brian Paul profile pictureBrian PaulInspector Fernera (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Louise Stratten profile pictureLouise StrattenAnnette (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Ron Tough profile pictureRon ToughOne-Armed Man (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Antonia Bogdanovich profile pictureAntonia BogdanovichNicole Bloch (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

About Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Overview

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.

Runtime: 106min

Extra details

Original Title: Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Original Language: English
Directed By: Peter Bogdanovich
Production Companies
Barwood FilmsParamount Television StudiosShowtime