Divine Mercy: No Escape

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Divine Mercy: No Escape

Directed by	Hermann D. Tauchert
Written by	Hermann D. Tauchert Seraphim Michalenko
Produced by	Hermann D. Tauchert^[1]
Starring	Melanie Metcalf^[1]
Narrated by	Helen Hayes^[2]
Cinematography	Hermann D. Tauchert^[3] Jon Choate^[3]
Edited by	Hermann D. Tauchert^[3]
Music by	Peter F. Rotter^[3] Louis Febre^[3]
Production company	Tauchert & Associates Production^[1]
Distributed by	Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception^[1]
Release date	September 15, 1987 (1987-09-15) (Mann's Chinese Theatre)^[2]
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 Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception, the film premiered at Mann's Chinese Theatre in 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Divine mercy, no escape. OCLC 1080829790. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via WorldCat.
^ "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.

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