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Playing for Time

1980 · 2h 30m

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  • TMDB6.9/1060 votes

What is it about? Playing for Time

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.

Genres: drama, music, history, tv movie. Themes: concentration camp, world war ii, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, orchestra.

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Full cast and crew43 cast members, 15 crew

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Details Playing for Time

Poster: Playing for Time
First theatrical release
September 30, 1980
Country
United States
Original language
English
Studio
Szygzy Productions

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How long is Playing for Time?

2h 30m (150 minutes).

Who’s in Playing for Time?

Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski, Robin Bartlett, Marisa Berenson, Verna Bloom, Donna Haley, Lenore Harris, and Mady Kaplan. Directed by Daniel Mann and Joseph Sargent.

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