Playing for Time

Playing for Time (1980-09-30)

Drama | Music | History | TV Movie |

6.8

Overview

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.

Directed By: Daniel Mann Joseph Sargent

Star Cast: Vanessa Redgrave , Jane Alexander , Maud Adams , Christine Baranski ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 150m
Popularity: 4.1289
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 6.8
Vote Count: 56

Keywords

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

Star Cast
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Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Fania Fenelon

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Alma Rose

Maud Adams

Maud Adams

Mala

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Olga

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Etalina

Marisa Berenson

Marisa Berenson

Elzvieta

Verna Bloom

Verna Bloom

Paulette

Donna Haley

Donna Haley

Katrina

Lenore Harris

Lenore Harris

Charlotte

Mady Kaplan

Mady Kaplan

Varya

Will Lee

Will Lee

Shmuel

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Michou

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Frau Schmidt

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Marianne

Marcell Rosenblatt

Marcell Rosenblatt

Giselle

Max Wright

Max Wright

Dr. Josef Mengele

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Elaine Bromka

Elaine Bromka

Tchiakowska