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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 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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