Playing for Time
1980 · 2h 30m · N/A
Drama, History, Music, TV Movie
Directed by
Daniel Mann
,
Joseph Sargent
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Playing for Time
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.
Director and cast
- Daniel Mann Director
- Joseph Sargent Director
- 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
- Donna Haley as Katrina
- Lenore Harris as Charlotte
- Mady Kaplan as Varya
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