Playing for Time

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1980 · 150 min · Drama · Music · History · TV Movie · TMDB 6.9/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Daniel Mann

Cast

• Vanessa Redgrave — Fania Fenelon
• Jane Alexander — Alma Rose
• Maud Adams — Mala
• Christine Baranski — Olga
• Robin Bartlett — Etalina