Movie·1980·2h 30m
Playing for Time
Directed By
Daniel Mann
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Arthur Miller
Producer
Bernard Sofronski, Linda Yellen
Cinematography
Arthur J. Ornitz
Music
Brad Fiedel
Editor
Jay Freund
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose
Maud Adams
Mala
Christine Baranski
Olga
Robin Bartlett
Etalina
Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta
Verna Bloom
Paulette
Donna Haley
Katrina
Lenore Harris
Charlotte
Mady Kaplan
Varya
Will Lee
Shmuel
Anna Thomson
Michou
Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron
Marianne
Marcell Rosenblatt
Giselle
Max Wright
Dr. Josef Mengele
Shirley Knight
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska
// crew
Crew
Daniel Mann
Director
Joseph Sargent
Director
Bernard Sofronski
Producer
Linda Yellen
Producer
Arthur Miller
Writer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
Jay Freund
Editor
John E. Quill
Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
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