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  • Playing for Time (1980)
  • TV Movie | 150 min | Drama, Music
Playing for Time (1980)
TV Movie | 150 min | Drama, Music

Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
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Director
Writers
Arthur Miller (written by) | Fania FĂ©nelon (autobiography: "The Musicians of Auschwitz")
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Arthur J. Ornitz (as Arthur Ornitz)
Editors
Jay Freund | Ralph Rosenblum (editorial supervision)
Casting Director
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Status
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Updated Sep 30, 1980

Release date
Sep 30, 1980 (United States)

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Cast

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon Fania Fenelon   See fewer
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose Alma Rose   See fewer
Robin Bartlett
Etalina Etalina   See fewer
Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta Elzvieta   See fewer
Verna Bloom
Paulette Paulette   See fewer
Donna Haley
Katrina Katrina   See fewer
Lenore Harris
Charlotte Charlotte   See fewer
Will Lee
Shmuel Shmuel   See fewer
Anna Thomson
Michou (as Anna Kluger Levine) Michou (as Anna Kluger Levine)   See fewer
Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt Frau Schmidt   See fewer
Melanie Mayron
Marianne Marianne   See fewer
Max Wright
Dr. Mengele Dr. Mengele   See fewer
Shirley Knight
LagerfĂĽhrerin Maria Mandel LagerfĂĽhrerin Maria Mandel   See fewer
Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska Tchiakowska   See fewer
Faith Catlin
Liesle Liesle   See fewer
Clarence Felder
Commandant Kramer Commandant Kramer   See fewer
Martha Schlamme
Woman on train Woman on train   See fewer
Marta Heflin
Esther Esther   See fewer
Sidney Sandness
Asthmatic Man Asthmatic Man   See fewer
Thomas La Fleur
Boy Scout Boy Scout   See fewer
Zvee Scooler
First Chessplayer First Chessplayer   See fewer
Thomas Everett
Second Chessplayer Second Chessplayer   See fewer
Mary Kay Fager
Polish Woman Polish Woman   See fewer
Mary McGonical
Tattooer Tattooer   See fewer
Phyllis Vanier
Blockawa Blockawa   See fewer
Monica Merriman
Canadian Girl Canadian Girl   See fewer
Robert Lucey
Ladislaus Ladislaus   See fewer
Lorraine Lucey
Ladislaus' Mother Ladislaus' Mother   See fewer
Robert Dannon
SS Officer SS Officer   See fewer
Peter Phillips
British Radio Man British Radio Man   See fewer
Spencer Waldron
SS Sergeant SS Sergeant   See fewer
John Griesemer
German Trooper German Trooper   See fewer
Huggy-Bear Ferris
The Executioner The Executioner   See fewer
Andrew J. Arnold
Jewish Boy (uncredited) Jewish Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Butler
Nazi officer (uncredited) Nazi officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Everett
Young Chess Player (uncredited) Young Chess Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Dennis Johnson
Kapo (uncredited) Kapo (uncredited)   See fewer
Ron Lamb
British Soldier (uncredited) British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Marcus
Rose's Husband (uncredited) Rose's Husband (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis Michael Sheppard
German NCO (uncredited) German NCO (uncredited)   See fewer
Eoin Stewart
British Radio Operator (uncredited) British Radio Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Rick Washburn
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
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