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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")
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1997
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, History, War
Votes2
DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
WritersSusan Nanus, Ernest Kinoy
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
About Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
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.
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women leans on a strong ensemble — Elizabeth Perkins, Sela Ward, Anne Jackson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1997.
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