Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997) (TV)

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Gay Block (book)
Malka Drucker (book)
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Release Date:

5 October 1997 (USA)

Plot Keywords:

Six Word Title | Colon In Title | Based On Novel | Based On Book | Number In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Elizabeth Perkins	...	Gertruda Babilinska (segment "Mamusha")
Sela Ward	...	Marie-Rose Gineste (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Anne Jackson	...	Maman
Fritz Weaver	...	Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Al Waxman	...	Dr. Jacob Weinstock
Nicky Guadagni	...	Lydia Stolowitsky segment 'Mamusha'
George Morfogen	...	Adult Michael - Narrator (segment "Mamusha")
Michael Cameron	...	Young Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
Fraser McGregor	...	Older Mickey (segment "Mamusha")
Mark Humphrey	...	Tomas Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
Pixie Bigelow	...	Mrs. Kolchak (segment "Mamusha")
Gerard Parkes	...	Father Daniel (segment "Mamusha")
Stuart Stone	...	Aaron Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Nancy Beatty	...	Ella Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Gerry Quigley	...	Franek (segment "Mamusha")
Douglas O'Keeffe	...	First S.S. Guard (segment "Mamusha")
Wally Bolland	...	S.S. Officer (segment "Mamusha")
Andrew Dolha	...	S.S. Guard (segment "Mamusha")
John Weisgerber	...	German Soldier (segment "Mamusha")
David Jansen	...	First S.S. Soldier (segment "Mamusha")
Mark Lutz	...	Soldier #1 (segment "Mamusha")
Phil Morrison	...	Soldier #2 (segment "Mamusha")
Paul Firestone	...	Krakowski (segment "Mamusha")
Sean Dick	...	Mickey's Friend #1 (segment "Mamusha")
Alex Seeds	...	Mickey's Friend #2 (segment "Mamusha")
Nell Schaap	...	Crying Woman in Ghetto (segment "Mamusha")
Michael Landes	...	Rene Klein (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Theresa Tova	...	The Abbess (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Brian Paul	...	Inspector Fernera (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Barna Moricz	...	Jules Debret (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Louise Stratten	...	Annette (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") (as L.B. Straten)
Ed Sahely	...	Maurice Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Jack Jessop	...	Grandfather (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Ron Tough	...	One-armed Man (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Marvin Karon	...	Armand Alkimov (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Antonia Bogdanovich	...	Nicole Bloch (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Judy White	...	Lotte Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Brittany Ali	...	Danielle Hirschorn (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Cori Atlin	...	Rebecca (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Leslie Cottle	...	Rebecca's Mother (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Hugo Dann	...	Gestapo Man (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Salvagna	...	Polish Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gay Block		book "Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust"
Malka Drucker		book "Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust"
Ernest Kinoy		segment "Woman on a Bicycle"
Susan Nanus		segment "Mamusha"

Produced by
Albert Botha	....	line producer
Cis Corman	....	executive producer
Jeff Freilich	....	producer
Barbra Streisand	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hummie Mann

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dianne Ryder-Rennolds

Production Design by
Franco De Cotiis		(as Franco de Cotiis)

Art Direction by
Benno Tutter

Set Decoration by
Zeljka Alosinac

Costume Design by
Eydi Caines-Floyd

Makeup Department
Jacquelyn Hinks	....	makeup artist (as Jacqueline Hinks)
Rita Pacitto	....	assistant hair stylist
Pam Roberts	....	hair stylist (as Pamela Roberts)

Production Management
David Rider	....	production manager: Toronto Crew
Kimberly Schaffer	....	post-production supervisor: Los Angeles Crew
Jacques Turgeon	....	assistant unit manager: Quebec

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremy Peter Allen	....	trainee assistant director
Darrin Brown	....	trainee assistant director (as Darren Brown)
Sara Cadeau	....	trainee assistant director
Stephen Montgomery	....	first assistant director: Toronto (as Steven Montgomery)
Yvonne Stewart	....	third assistant director: Toronto
Stewart Young	....	second assistant director: Toronto

Art Department
John Archbell	....	prop master
Astra Burka	....	first assistant art director
Michael Devine	....	art director: Quebec
Lise Ethier	....	decorator: Quebec
Christopher Jenkins	....	props assistant
Mary Lavelle	....	art director: main title, Paramount Digital Design (as Maryl Lavelle)
Kari Measham	....	second set decorator
Patrick Parle	....	swing: Quebec
Robert Parle	....	swing: Quebec
Denis Pelletier	....	swing: Quebec
Francois Perron	....	first assistant art director: Quebec
Claude Provost	....	swing: Quebec
Phillip Stevens	....	lead set dresser

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oliver Barth	....	dialogue editor
Joe Bosco	....	adr recordist
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (as Robert Costanza)
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Harman)
Anton Holden	....	dialogue editor
Doug Johnston	....	sound mixer
Jack Levy	....	sound effects editor
Michael Lyle	....	dialogue editor (as Michael O. Lyle)
Gary Macheel	....	sound effects editor
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound effects editor
Peter Oreckinto	....	re-recording engineer
Kevin Potter	....	sound recordist
Rick Riccio	....	sound mixer
Dennis Sager	....	sound re-recording engineer
Cory Siddall	....	boom operator
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Mark Steele	....	dialogue editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound effects editor
Tim Terusa	....	dialogue editor
Lou Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Terence Thomas	....	sound effects editor (as Terry Thomas)
Rusty Tinsley	....	dialogue editor (as Rusty R. Tinsley)
Bill Voigtlander	....	supervising adr editor
Robert Webber	....	sound effects editor
J.R. Westen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Webber	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jim McGillivary	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Chris Wallace	....	colourist (uncredited)

Stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator (as Stephen Lucescu)
Steve Lucescu	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Suzi Stingl	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Auger	....	best boy
Pierre Berube	....	best boy: Quebec (as Pierre Berrube)
Ian Bibby	....	gaffer
Ray Bronstein	....	camera operator
Rob Cochrane	....	dolly grip
Richard Emerson	....	key grip
Richard Gaal	....	best boy grip
Vanessa Ireson	....	second assistant camera
Philip Lanthier	....	dolly grip: Quebec
Jackie Pelle	....	third camera assistant
Glenn Pineau	....	first assistant camera
Rafy	....	still photographer
Daniel Sauvé	....	Steadicam operator (as Daniel Sauve)
Michael M. White	....	video assistant
Carson T. Foster	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Botting-Harrison	....	extras casting (as Nancy Botting)
Paul Cauffopé	....	extras casting: Quebec (as Paul Cauffope)
Stephanie Gorin	....	casting: Toronto
Todd M. Thaler	....	casting (as Todd Thaler)
Sara Cuthbert	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Fieber	....	wardrobe
Jenifur Jarvis	....	wardrobe
Kim Porter	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jim Post	....	assistant editor
Randy Starnes	....	colorist

Music Department
Bob Beecher	....	assistant music editor
Lisa Bloom	....	orchestrator
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor
Gary Wasserman	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Glen Avigdor	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Tim Fagan	....	transportation coordinator
Randy O'Connell	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Lorraine Boily	....	location manager: Quebec
Sherry Bondy	....	production coordinator
Iris Chester	....	executive assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich, Los Angeles
Yseult Dion	....	assistant location manager: Quebec
Avi Federgreen	....	assistant location manager
Tracey Hare	....	assistant production coordinator
Lucy Hartford	....	executive assistant: Mr. Freilich, Los Angeles
Lisa Jensen	....	location manager
Meg Jeronimus	....	assistant: Mr. Botha
Dannis Koromilas	....	production assistant
Alex Lalonde	....	assistant: Mr. Bogdanovich
Tom Mahoney	....	title designer: main title, Paramount Digital Design
Daniel Marple	....	location production assistant
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Max Perrier	....	production assistant: Quebec
Tracey Rumack	....	production coordinator: Quebec
Yannick Savard	....	production assistant
Yannick Savard	....	production assistant: Quebec
Royce Steele	....	producer: main title, Paramount Digital Design
Andrew K. Sulliman	....	production assistant (as Andrew Sulliman)
Hanna Tower	....	assistant: Mr. Freilich
Lin Towers	....	craft service
Sean Turrell	....	production assistant
Sarah Willinsky	....	continuity supervisor
Melanie Wilson	....	publicity: Los Angeles
Marni Zatzman	....	production assistant
Randy Kennedy	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jeffrey Schneider	....	legal counsel (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Barwood Films
• Paramount Pictures (in association with) (as Paramount)

Distributors

• Showtime Networks (1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CIC Video (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Finnkino (1997) (Finland) (VHS)

Other Companies

• 4MC Film Sound  re-recorded at (as 4MC Film Sound Burbank, CA)
• By David's  catering (as By Davids)
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by
• Consulate General of France, Toronto  the producers wish to thank
• Convent Des Ursulines, Quebec  the producers wish to thank
• Digital Magic Company  on-line facility (as Digital Magic)
• Dome Audio Video & Effects (D.A.V.E.)  telecine facility (as D.A.V.E.)
• Echo Sound Services  post-production sound
• Estate of Charles and Eve Wittenberg, The, Toronto  the producers wish to thank
• Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre of Toronto  the producers wish to thank
• Hot Sets  set by (as Hot Set)
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting
• Musee De La Resistance et De La Deportation, Montauban, France  the producers wish to thank
• Musee Du Terroir, Montauban, France  the producers wish to thank
• Paramount Digital Design  main title by
• Sheldon Music Services  music preparation
• Starcraft  craft services
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum  the producers wish to thank (as United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.)

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Runtime:

Brazil:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-3 (1997) | UK:12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Spadina House - 285 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Barwood Films

genuinely moving

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

This film was recently shown on Channel 5 and i found it to be a genuinely moving film.It shows that despite all the horrors of the Holocaust there were people who had such humanitarian ideals that despite the risked and the constant terror they were prepared to risk their life to save the life of another human being notwithstanding the fact that their discovery would assuredly lead to death.What struck me in the first story of the sheer chutzpah of hiding a the child as an alter boy so that everyone would assume that he was a good Catholic.Unfortunately all we can do is dwell on these few cases where people were saved since there were thousands of others who were not and suffered the consequences.