Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women is a 1997 television film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. [1] It was executive produced by Barbra Streisand. [2] It was followed by the sequels Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998) [3] co-directed by Tim Hunter and Lynne Littman and Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) [4] co-directed by Tony Bill and Tim Hunter.
Plot
Two women try to save Jews from the Germans in World War Two. The story is told in two segments.
In "Mamusha" a Polish housekeeper Gertruda (Elizabeth Perkins) for a Jewish family who helps the mother and her 3-year-old boy flee Warsaw to safety. She then takes the boy to Palestine.
In "Woman on a Bicycle," a secretary (Sela Ward) at a Catholic Diocese in France helps protect a Jewish family.
Cast
References
- ^ SHOWTIME FILM FOCUSES ON TWO HOLOCAUST HEROES: [FINAL Edition] Sun-Sentinel wire services. Sun Sentinel 4 Oct 1997: 5.D.
- ^ CABLE OFFERS VIEWERS COMPELLING, ORIGINAL FARE: [CHICAGOLAND FINAL Edition] Kilian, Michael. Chicago Tribune 21 Sep 1997: 11, 5:1.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156018/reference/
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171695/reference/
External links
- Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women at IMDb
- Review at Los Angeles Times
- Review at Entertainment Weekly
- Film page at TCMDB
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