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Playing for Time is a 1980 CBS television film, written by Arthur Miller and based on acclaimed musician Fania Fénelon 's autobiography The Musicians of Auschwitz. Vanessa Redgrave stars as Fénelon.
- Drama Music
Sep 30, 1980 · Playing for Time: Directed by Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent. With Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski. Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
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- Drama, Music
- Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent
- 1980-09-30
Playing for Time. Vanessa Redgrave stars in this Golden Globe nominated-film. Female prisoners in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors. IMDb 7.3 2 h 28 min 1980. 13+. Historical · Music Videos and Concerts · Compelling · Harrowing. This video is currently unavailable.
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- Joseph Sargent, Daniel Mann
A drama based on the true story of Fania Fenelon, a French Jew who played in a women's orchestra in Auschwitz. The film explores the moral dilemmas and conflicts of the musicians who performed for their captors and fellow prisoners.
- Daniel Mann
- Viveca Lindfors
1980 · 2 hr 29 min. PG-13. Drama. Based on real events, female prisoners in the Auschwitz death camp are spared from death, in return for performing music for their Nazi captors. Subtitles: English. Starring: Vanessa Redgrave Christina Baranski. Directed by: Daniel Mann.
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A film based on the true story of Fania Fenelon, a pianist and singer who joined the camp's orchestra to survive the Holocaust. The movie explores the moral dilemma of performing for the Nazis and the bond among the women musicians.
- Drama
