Two stories of heroism and profound courage during the Holocaust.

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

movie19971h 46m8.5Released

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")

Mark Humphrey

Mark Humphrey

Tomas 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")