Playing for Time (1980)
Movie Info
In this made-for-TV movie, Jewish cabaret singer Fania Fenelon is shipped to the Auschwitz death camp in 1944. Fenelon is certain that she is doomed, but SS camp matron Shirley Knight orders Fenelon and several other female inmates with musical ability to form themselves into a prisoner's orchestra.
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Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
as Fania Fenelon
as Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
as Alma Rose
as Alma Rose
Shirley Knight
as Maria Mandel
as Maria Mandel
Marisa Berenson
as Elzvieta
as Elzvieta
Maud Adams
as Mala
as Mala
Christine Baranski
as Olga
as Olga
Robin Bartlett
as Etalina
as Etalina
Verna Bloom
as Paulette
as Paulette
Elaine Bromka
as Tchiakowska
as Tchiakowska
Clarence Felder
as Commandant Kramer
as Commandant Kramer
Mady Kaplan
as Varya
as Varya
Anna Levine
as Michou
as Michou
Viveca Lindfors
as Frau Schmidt
as Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron
as Marianne
as Marianne
Max Wright
as Dr. Mengele
as Dr. Mengele
Critic Reviews for Playing for Time
All Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (0)
... one of the most powerful TV events of its era.
September 11, 2010 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Playing for Time
Intense, visceral performances by all but of course the story is so awful that it is a film that can only be appreciated not enjoyed.
jay nixon
Super Reviewer
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