Country
United States
Date
Sep 30, 1980
Note
CBS
2h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donna Haley | Katrina |
| Lenore Harris | Charlotte |
| Mady Kaplan | Varya |
| Will Lee | Shmuel |
| Anna Thomson | Michou |
| Viveca Lindfors | Frau Schmidt |
| Melanie Mayron | Marianne |
| Marcell Rosenblatt | Giselle |
| Max Wright | Dr. Josef Mengele |
| Shirley Knight | Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel |
| Elaine Bromka | Tchiakowska |
| Clarence Felder | Commandant Kramer |
| Marta Heflin | Esther |
| Martha Schlamme | Woman on train |
| Faith Catlin | Liesle |
| Dorothy Sherwood | Berta |
| Grace Stover | Greta |
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| Sidney Sandness | Asthmatic Man |
| Thomas La Fleur | Boy Scout |
| Zvee Scooler | First Chessplayer |
| Tom Everett | Second Chess Player |
| Mary Kay Fager | Polish Woman |
| Mary McGonical | Tattooer |
| Phyllis Vanier | Blockawa |
| Monica Merriman | Canadian Girl |
| Robert Lucey | Ladislaus |
| Lorraine Lucey | Ladislaus' Mother |
| Lee Jay Nelson | Edek |
| Robert Dannon | SS Officer |
| Peter Phillips | British Radio Man |
| Spencer Waldron | SS Sergeant |
| John Griesemer | German Trooper |
| Huggy-Bear Ferris | The Executioner |
| Al Butler | Nazi Officer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Marcus | Rose's Husband (uncredited) |
| Rick Washburn | Prisoner (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaMusicHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Playing for Time |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Szygzy Productions |
| Data di uscita | 30 settembre 1980 |
| Producer | Bernard Sofronski, Linda Yellen, John E. Quill, Louise Ramsay |
| Writer | Arthur Miller, Fania Fénelon |
| Casting | Lynn Kressel |
| Editors | Jay Freund |
| Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
| Asst. Directors | Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent |
| Camera Operators | Arthur J. Ornitz |
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| Add. Photography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
| Production Design | Robert Gundlach, Gary Jones |
| Art Direction | Robert Gundlach, Gary Jones |
| Set Decoration | Gary Jones, Robert Gundlach |
| Composer | Brad Fiedel |
| Sound | Brad Fiedel |
| Costume Design | Ruth Morley |
| Makeup | Ruth Morley |
| Hairstyling | Ruth Morley |
Release dates
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