Drama ·Music ·History ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1980 · 2h 30m

Playing for Time

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Director
Daniel MannJoseph Sargent
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave as Fania Fenelon Jane Alexander as Alma Rose Maud Adams as Mala Christine Baranski as Olga Robin Bartlett as Etalina Marisa Berenson as Elzvieta
Crew
Arthur J. Ornitz — Director of Photography Jay Freund — Editor Brad Fiedel — Original Music Composer Arthur Miller — Writer Bernard Sofronski — Producer Linda Yellen — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
concentration campworld war iiauschwitz-birkenau concentration camporchestrabased on memoir or autobiography
Key Collaborators
Daniel Mann Director Joseph Sargent Director Arthur J. Ornitz Director of Photography Jay Freund Editor Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer Arthur Miller Writer Bernard Sofronski Producer Linda Yellen Producer John E. Quill Producer Ruth Morley Costume Design
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