Playing for Time (movie)

Playing for Time (movie)

  • User score: 6.9
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Daniel Mann , Joseph Sargent
  • Production companies: Szygzy Productions
  • Genre: Drama, Music, History, TV Movie
  • Release date: 9/30/1980
  • Run time: 150 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Role(s): Fania Fenelon

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Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Role(s): Alma Rose

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Maud Adams

Maud Adams

Role(s): Mala

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Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Role(s): Olga

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Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Role(s): Etalina

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