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1980

Playing for Time

Directed by Daniel Mann

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.

Duration

2h 30m

Released

September 30, 1980

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6.9

Rating53

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Cast43

  • Vanessa Redgrave
  • Jane Alexander
  • Maud Adams
  • Christine Baranski
  • Robin Bartlett
  • Marisa Berenson
  • Verna Bloom
  • Donna Haley
  • Lenore Harris

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