Divine Mercy: No Escape
Divine Mercy: No Escape | |
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Directed by | Hermann D. Tauchert |
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Produced by | Hermann D. Tauchert[1] |
Starring | Melanie Metcalf[1] |
Narrated by | Helen Hayes[2] |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Hermann D. Tauchert[3] |
Music by |
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Production company | Tauchert & Associates Production[1] |
Distributed by | Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception[1] |
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Running time | 63 minutes (theatrical version)[3] 47 minutes (revised version)[4] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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
- Melanie Metcalf as Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Fr. John Bertolucci[1]
- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner[1]
- Dr. Robert H. Schuller[1]
- Dr. Ali Abu-Bekr[1]
- Fr. Bruce Ritter[1]
- Fr. Tom Weston, S.J.[1]
- Mother Teresa[1]
- Francis Cardinal Macharkski[1]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "DVD: Divine Mercy - No Escape". Polish Art Center. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Divine Mercy No Escape DVD". Divine Mercy Publications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Divine Mercy, No Escape". Shop Mercy. Retrieved August 9, 2020.