Playing for Time

2h 30min

Drama

Music

History

TV Movie

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.

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Fania Fenelon
Verna Bloom

Verna Bloom

Paulette
Lenore Harris

Lenore Harris

Charlotte
Will Lee

Will Lee

Shmuel
Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Frau Schmidt
Max Wright

Max Wright

Dr. Josef Mengele
Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka

Elaine Bromka

Tchiakowska
Clarence Felder

Clarence Felder

Commandant Kramer
Martha Schlamme

Martha Schlamme

Woman on train
Sidney Sandness

Sidney Sandness

Asthmatic Man
Zvee Scooler

Zvee Scooler

First Chessplayer
Tom Everett

Tom Everett

Second Chess Player
Mary Kay Fager

Mary Kay Fager

Polish Woman
Monica Merriman

Monica Merriman

Canadian Girl
Robert Lucey

Robert Lucey

Ladislaus
Lorraine Lucey

Lorraine Lucey

Ladislaus' Mother
Robert Dannon

Robert Dannon

SS Officer
Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips

British Radio Man
Spencer Waldron

Spencer Waldron

SS Sergeant
John Griesemer

John Griesemer

German Trooper
Huggy-Bear Ferris

Huggy-Bear Ferris

The Executioner
Al Butler

Al Butler

Nazi Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Marcus

Jeffrey Marcus

Rose's Husband (uncredited)
Rick Washburn

Rick Washburn

Prisoner (uncredited)

Release date

30th Sep 1980

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English