concentration camp,world war ii,auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp,orchestra,based on memoir or autobiography

Playing for Time (1980)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Daniel Mann
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    Fania Fenelon Vanessa Redgrave
  • Profile picture of Jane Alexander
    Alma Rose Jane Alexander
  • Profile picture of Maud Adams
    Mala Maud Adams
  • Profile picture of Christine Baranski
    Olga Christine Baranski
  • Profile picture of Robin Bartlett
    Etalina Robin Bartlett
  • Profile picture of Marisa Berenson
    Elzvieta Marisa Berenson
  • Profile picture of Verna Bloom
    Paulette Verna Bloom
  • Profile picture of Lenore Harris
    Charlotte Lenore Harris

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Keywords

  • concentration camp
  • world war ii
  • auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
  • orchestra
  • based on memoir or autobiography