Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

"Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust."

1997 1h 46m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.”

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Cast

Elizabeth Perkins
Gertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")
Sela Ward
Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Anne Jackson
Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Fritz Weaver
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Al Waxman
Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Nicky Guadagni
Lydia Stolowitsky (segment "Mamusha")
George Morfogen
Adult Michael - Narrator (segment "Mamusha")
Michael Cameron
Young Mickey (segment "Mamusha")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Writers: Susan Nanus, Ernest Kinoy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, shot by Mirosław Baszak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Editor Dianne Ryder-Rennolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elizabeth Perkins and Sela Ward and Anne Jackson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0135103 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Bogdanovich directs. Mirosław Baszak behind the camera. Dianne Ryder-Rennolds cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, shot by Mirosław Baszak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Dianne Ryder-Rennolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Elizabeth Perkins and Sela Ward and Anne Jackson carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.".
6IMDB entry: tt0135103 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.