Playing for Time (1980)

  • NR
  • 09/30/1980 (US)
  • Drama, Music, History, TV Movie
  • 2h 30m

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.

Daniel Mann

Director

Joseph Sargent

Director

Arthur Miller

Writer

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave's headshot

Vanessa Redgrave

Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander's headshot

Jane Alexander

Alma Rose
Maud Adams's headshot

Maud Adams

Mala
Christine Baranski's headshot

Christine Baranski

Olga
Robin Bartlett's headshot

Robin Bartlett

Etalina
Marisa Berenson's headshot

Marisa Berenson

Elzvieta
Verna Bloom's headshot

Verna Bloom

Paulette
Donna Haley's headshot

Donna Haley

Katrina

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