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1997

RESCUERS: STORIES OF COURAGE - TWO WOMEN

Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.

Drama
History
War
TV Movie
70

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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.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Runtime: 106 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 70

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Elizabeth Perkins

Gertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")

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Sela Ward

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

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Anne Jackson

Maman (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Fritz Weaver

Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Al Waxman

Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

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Nicky Guadagni

Lydia Stolowitsky (segment "Mamusha")

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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")

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Mark Humphrey

Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")

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Pixie Bigelow

Mrs. Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")

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Gerard Parkes

Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")

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Stuart Stone

Aaron Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

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Nancy Beatty

Ella Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")

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Gerry Quigley

Franek (segment "Mamusha")

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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")

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John Weisgerber

German Soldier (segment "Mamusha")

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David Jansen

First S.S. Soldier (segment "Mamusha")

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Mark Lutz

Soldier #1 (segment "Mamusha")

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Phil Morrison

Soldier #2 (segment "Mamusha")

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Paul Firestone

Krakowski (segment "Mamusha")

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Sean Dick

Mickey's Friend #1 (segment "Mamusha")

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Alex Seeds

Mickey's Friend #2 (segment "Mamusha")

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Nell Schaap

Crying Woman in Ghetto (segment "Mamusha")

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Michael Landes

Rene Klein (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Theresa Tova

The Abbess (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Brian Paul

Inspector Fernera (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Barna Moricz

Jules Debret (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Louise Stratten

Annette (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Ed Sahely

Maurice Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Jack Jessop

Grandfather (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Ron Tough

One-Armed Man (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Marvin Karon

Armand Alkimov (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Antonia Bogdanovich

Nicole Bloch (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Judy White

Lotte Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Brittany Whittingstall

Danielle Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Cori Atlin

Rebecca (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Leslie Cottle

Rebecca's Mother (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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Hugo Dann

Gestapo Man (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

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