My Mother's Courage Movie Review 1995

Based on writer George Tabori's memoir of his Jewish mother, Elsa (Collins), who managed to escape deportation from Budapest in 1944. Her husband is in prison, her sons have left the country, but an unwavering Elsa remains to care for her asthmatic sister. Finally, she is detained and sent to the railyard to be deported--until she confronts a Nazi official and manages to obtain her release. German with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from German, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Judaism, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, True Stories, A Day in the Life. . .

Screenplay

Michael Verhoeven

Cast

Pauline Collins, Ulrich Tukur, Natalie Morse

Cinematography

Michael Epp, Theo Bierkes

Director

Michael Verhoeven

Music

Julian Nott, Simon Verhoeven

Producer

BBC Films