Watch Playing for Time (1980) Official Trailer
6.9 / 10 IMDb September 30, 1980 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.
Director
Runtime
2h 30m
Release Date
September 30, 1980
Genre
Drama, Music, History, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
as Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
as Alma Rose
Maud Adams
as Mala
Christine Baranski
as Olga
Robin Bartlett
as Etalina
Marisa Berenson
as Elzvieta
Verna Bloom
as Paulette
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Donna Haley
as Katrina
Lenore Harris
as Charlotte
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Mady Kaplan
as Varya
Will Lee
as Shmuel
Anna Thomson
as Michou
Viveca Lindfors
as Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron
as Marianne
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Marcell Rosenblatt
as Giselle
Max Wright
as Dr. Josef Mengele
Shirley Knight
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka
as Tchiakowska
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Clarence Felder
as Commandant Kramer
Marta Heflin
as Esther
Production Companies
Szygzy Productions
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