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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

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.

Release: 1997-10-05
Runtime: 106 min
Rating: 7 / 10
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")
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Michael Cameron
Young Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
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Fraser McGregor
Older Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
Mark Humphrey
Mark Humphrey
Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
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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")
Gerry Quigley
Gerry Quigley
Franek (segment "Mamusha")
Douglas O'Keeffe
Douglas O'Keeffe
First S.S. Guard (segment "Mamusha")
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Wally Bolland
S.S. Officer (segment "Mamusha")
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Andrew Dolha
S.S. Guard (segment "Mamusha")