Loading Page
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-05
70%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Barwood Films
Showtime
Movie: Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Top 10 Billed 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")
Mark Humphrey
Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
HomePage
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.
Release Date
1997-10-05
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.
Genres
Languages:
English
Recommendations Movies
70%
Spring(ru)
2010-04-23
This is a story about a city guy Nikolai, who will have to go instead of his friend on a rural business trip. A series of funny events, meetings and the beauty of the Yakut village encourage Nikolai to make an important decision in his life…
0%
A Bright World(es)
2015-09-18
A tale about fantasies and pain. A character lost in a wet cloud of grass, dirty socks and giant joints.
55%
Refrain Blue: Chapter 2 - Beneath the Moon...(ja)
2000-08-25
The second chapter in the Refrain Blue series focuses on Nao Morisawa and the events that happened at the summer camp last year, with her and Yoshihiro Matsunaga both unable to let go of feelings of the past.
64%
Johan Falk: De 107 patrioterna(sv)
2012-10-09
It's a beautiful day in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg idyllic city park, when suddenly the unthinkable happens - gunfire amidst all people. Two gangsters shooting game against each other and a large police operation starts. The conflict grows rapidly to involve several gangs from Gothenburg underworld. GSI switched to try to identify a new thread which proves to be both larger and better armed than any other. The only clue is a tattoo on one of the killed gang members.
50%
Green Signal(hi)
2022-12-02
Abandoned. Sold. Sheltered. This is the story of a girl whose life took different turns, changing everything beyond imagination. A dreading question awaits her - "Who am I?!"
53%
The Shindig(en)
1930-07-09
Another barn dance. Minnie plays piano; Mickey plays fiddle, then percussion, then harmonica. Mickey dances with the huge Patricia Pig.
79%
Doctor Who: The Romans(en)
1965-02-06
The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...
72%
Underground Entertainment: The Movie(en)
2011-06-06
On the 20th anniversary of their edgy little 90's cable show Underground Entertainment, the authors, along with many SF, horror and B celebrities in cameos, remember how they pushed the envelope, shocked, entertained, but also introduced the audience to many movies, comics and conventions.
54%
Cityscape(xx)
2019-04-18
From La Région Centrale (1971), Snow orchestrates new patterns of movement that exchanges the focus on landscape with the cityscape of Toronto.
57%
The Price of Wisdom(en)
1935-08-26
A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.
55%
The Magnificent Chivalry(zh)
1971-07-22
Hong Kong superstar Jimmy "One Arm Boxer" Wang Yu stars as the Bamboo blade, China's top swordsman. His services are rendered by the Imperial treasury who want him to infiltrate a powerful gang of Highwaymen and get back the stolen silver bullion. After numerous deadly encounters the gang are beaten by the bamboo sword and only the gang leader remains, however he is a lot tougher than was originally bargained for.
71%
Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger(ja)
1998-03-12
The team-up of Denji Sentai Megaranger and Gekisou Sentai Carranger. This V-Cinema special takes place between episodes 39 and 40 of Denji Sentai Megaranger.
80%
Ismail Yassine in Prison(ar)
1960-01-01
Ismail Yassin is in desperate need for money. He borrows from the wrong people, get framed for murder and goes to prison.
80%
Layover(zh)
1999-05-12
At the end of 1999. A photographer enters a mountain to film a group of followers that run away from the real. She is held by a man and finds that the man has some connection to the followers.
50%
El contrabando del muerto(es)
1997-12-31