Playing for Time

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Playing for Time (1980)

Directed by Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent

Drama, Music, History, TV Movie · 2h 30m

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners who are sentenced to die in the gas chambers.

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Cast

Vanessa Redgrave Fania Fenelon Jane Alexander Alma Rose Maud Adams Mala Christine Baranski Olga Robin Bartlett Etalina Marisa Berenson Elzvieta Verna Bloom Paulette
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Donna Haley Katrina Lenore Harris Charlotte
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Mady Kaplan Varya Will Lee Shmuel Anna Thomson Michou

Crew

Director
Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent
Writer
Arthur Miller
Director of Photography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Original Music Composer
Brad Fiedel
Editor
Jay Freund
Producer
John E. Quill, Bernard Sofronski, Linda Yellen

Details

Release date
1980-09-30
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Drama, Music, History, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Szygzy Productions