Playing for Time (1980)
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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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Vanessa RedgraveFania Fenelon
Jane AlexanderAlma Rose
Maud AdamsMala
Christine BaranskiOlga
Robin BartlettEtalina
Marisa BerensonElzvieta
Anna ThomsonMichou
Verna BloomPauletteDonna HaleyKatrina
Lenore HarrisCharlotteMady KaplanVaryaWill LeeShmuelKeywords
World war iiBased on memoir or autobiographyConcentration campAuschwitz-birkenau concentration campOrchestra
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · Music · Tv MovieTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Based On Memoir Or Autobiography · Concentration CampDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityWorld War IiDirector preference124965 · 294242
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What is Playing for Time about?
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.
How long is Playing for Time?
Playing for Time has a runtime of 150 minutes.