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Playing for Time (1980)

6.9/10 2h 30m Sep 30, 1980
Drama Music History TV Movie

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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Movie Details

Original Title Playing for Time
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
Popularity: 5.7
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose
Popularity: 2.0
Maud Adams
Maud Adams
Mala
Popularity: 1.0
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Olga
Popularity: 2.3
Robin Bartlett
Robin Bartlett
Etalina
Popularity: 1.0
Marisa Berenson
Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta
Popularity: 1.2
Verna Bloom
Verna Bloom
Paulette
Popularity: 4.7
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Donna Haley
Katrina
Popularity: 0.1
Lenore Harris
Lenore Harris
Charlotte
Popularity: 0.4
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Mady Kaplan
Varya
Popularity: 0.3
Will Lee
Will Lee
Shmuel
Popularity: 0.3
Anna Thomson
Anna Thomson
Michou
Popularity: 1.0

Key Crew

Director Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent
Writer Arthur Miller
Producer John E. Quill, Bernard Sofronski, Linda Yellen
Editor Jay Freund

Production

Szygzy Productions

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Keywords

concentration camp world war ii auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp orchestra based on memoir or autobiography

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Rating
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Based on 53 votes

Details
Release Date September 30, 1980
Runtime 2h 30m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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