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Playing for Time

MOVIE • 1980

Playing for Time

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 60
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Top Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Fania Fenelon

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Alma Rose

Maud Adams

Maud Adams

Mala

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Olga

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Etalina

Marisa Berenson

Marisa Berenson

Elzvieta

Verna Bloom

Verna Bloom

Paulette

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Donna Haley

Katrina

Lenore Harris

Lenore Harris

Charlotte

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Mady Kaplan

Varya

Will Lee

Will Lee

Shmuel

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Michou

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Frau Schmidt

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Marianne

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Theatrical release date: September 30, 1980

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

September 30, 1980

Runtime

150 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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