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6.9When 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.
Released: 1980-09-30150 minDir: Daniel MannDrama, Music, History, TV Movie
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
Themes
- concentration camp
- world war ii
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- orchestra
- based on memoir or autobiography
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- Duration
- 150
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- publication date
- 1980-01-01
- title
- Playing for Time
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Israel
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Jordan
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World War II
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Pennsylvania
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Jewish people
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Nazism
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classical music
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Auschwitz
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Zionism
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Jane Fonda
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Arthur Miller
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Golden Globes
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CBS
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Liza Minnelli
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Josef Mengele
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1980 American films1980 controversies in the United States1980 drama films1980 English-language films1980 films1980 television filmsAmerican drama television filmsAmerican war drama filmsBiographical films about Jewish peopleCasting controversies in filmCasting controversies in televisionCensored filmsCultural depictions of Josef MengeleFilms based on biographiesFilms directed by Daniel MannFilms scored by Brad FiedelFilms set in PolandFilms shot in PennsylvaniaHolocaust filmsMusical films based on actual eventsPeabody Award–winning broadcastsPolitical controversies in filmPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie winners