Playing for Time

1980

2h 30m

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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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Arthur Miller(writer by)
Fania Fénelon(author by)
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Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
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Verna Bloom
Paulette
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Lenore Harris
Charlotte
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Will Lee
Shmuel
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Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt
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Max Wright
Dr. Josef Mengele
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Shirley Knight
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
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Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska

Writers

Arthur Miller(writer by)
Fania Fénelon(author by)

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Release date

September 30, 1980 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Szygzy Productions

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