7.3
Playing for Time
DramaMusic
Duration
2h 30mRelease
30 Sept 1980Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
Cast
Vanessa RedgraveJane AlexanderMaud Adams
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10
Details
Director
Daniel MannJoseph Sargent
Writers
Arthur MillerFania Fénelon
Awards
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 4 nominations total
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