Divine Mercy: No Escape

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Divine Mercy: No Escape
Directed byHermann D. Tauchert
Written by
  • Hermann D. Tauchert
  • Seraphim Michalenko
Produced byHermann D. Tauchert[1]
StarringMelanie Metcalf[1]
Narrated byHelen Hayes[2]
Cinematography
  • Hermann D. Tauchert[3]
  • Jon Choate[3]
Edited byHermann D. Tauchert[3]
Music by
Production
company
Tauchert & Associates Production[1]
Distributed byCongregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception[1]
Release date
Running time
63 minutes (theatrical version)[3]
47 minutes (revised version)[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Divine Mercy: No Escape is a 1987 American religious biographical film edited, produced, and directed by Hermann D. Tauchert, written by Tauchert and Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, and starring Melanie Metcalf as Polish nun Maria Faustina Kowalska.[2]

It was shot in Vatican City, Poland, and Germany in addition to the United States, and includes a presentation by Pope John Paul II.[2][1]

Distributed by the

Los Angeles, California in 1987. Later, it premiered in the Philippines at Virra Mall in Quezon City on March 7, 1988,[5] and was later shown at the Coronet Theater in the same city for two days beginning on March 31 for Holy Week.[1]

Cast

Helen Hayes serves as the narrator.

Home media

Divine Mercy was released on VHS by the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception in 1994.[3]

A revised version of Divine Mercy was released on DVD on January 4, 2001; this version shortens the film's running time from 63 minutes to 47 minutes.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Watch Divine Mercy: No Escape". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 31, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "30th Anniversary of 'Divine Mercy: No Escape'". The Divine Mercy. Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. December 19, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^
    OCLC 1080829790. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via WorldCat
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  4. ^ "DVD: Divine Mercy - No Escape". Polish Art Center. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Special Premiere showing of a major motion picture on the life of the Servant of God Sister Faustina". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 1, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Divine Mercy No Escape DVD". Divine Mercy Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Divine Mercy, No Escape". Shop Mercy. Retrieved August 9, 2020.