Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

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

8.5 October 5, 1997 1h 46m Released

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

    Elizabeth Perkins

    Gertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")

  • Sela Ward

    Sela Ward

    Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

  • Anne Jackson

    Anne Jackson

    Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

  • Fritz Weaver

    Fritz Weaver

    Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

  • Al Waxman

    Al Waxman

    Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

  • Nicky Guadagni

    Nicky Guadagni

    Lydia Stolowitsky (segment "Mamusha")

  • George Morfogen

    George Morfogen

    Adult Michael - Narrator (segment "Mamusha")

  • Michael Cameron

    Michael Cameron

    Young Mickey (segment "Mamusha")

  • Fraser McGregor

    Fraser McGregor

    Older Mickey (segment "Mamusha")

  • Mark Humphrey

    Mark Humphrey

    Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")

  • Pixie Bigelow

    Pixie Bigelow

    Mrs. Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")

  • Gerard Parkes

    Gerard Parkes

    Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")

  • Stuart Stone

    Stuart Stone

    Aaron Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

  • Nancy Beatty

    Nancy Beatty

    Ella Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

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