Divine Mercy: No Escape

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 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

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. ^ a b c d e f g Divine mercy, no escape. OCLC 1080829790. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via WorldCat.
  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.


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