Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women

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
  1. SHOWTIME FILM FOCUSES ON TWO HOLOCAUST HEROES: [FINAL Edition] Sun-Sentinel wire services. Sun Sentinel 4 Oct 1997: 5.D.
  2. CABLE OFFERS VIEWERS COMPELLING, ORIGINAL FARE: [CHICAGOLAND FINAL Edition] Kilian, Michael. Chicago Tribune 21 Sep 1997: 11, 5:1.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156018/reference/
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171695/reference/
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