Playing for Time
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.
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Cast
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Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5nWLBhNH6tQGVskI89J45C7LU2o.jpg)
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iJMwjbngYgfh4LELSV8HPI9QeJT.jpg)
Maud Adams
Mala![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x6jNFlGrzaM0LwK2GsxBNdCN41N.jpg)
Christine Baranski
Olga![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bZS5omu7ZVmSQboNQZ999PrUXAj.jpg)
Robin Bartlett
Etalina![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8ewgx431zb6rmVci58nhjXmJofd.jpg)
Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AsQxTe2jB6c4E337U5ncXUOCOww.jpg)
Verna Bloom
Paulette![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z04JSDA30jVyHZvNMEEOyVihPaP.jpg)
Lenore Harris
Charlotte![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s4krAt6FVjIss0rU3MYqDLKvsGa.jpg)
Will Lee
Shmuel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nPfRKSUjXvzmL010P4HARYNNf6f.jpg)
Anna Thomson
Michou![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5gs8qdR66iRG60hX3kmRTvP2AWF.jpg)
Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p2dBLbvDR0tg1JyB7S27YPJ7lNo.jpg)
Melanie Mayron
Marianne![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bM0yC42RbFCSUWITFGVdiojn7ba.jpg)
Max Wright
Dr. Josef Mengele![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ewGGCmqr6ZVb6RLaqqqa2Ck6kzb.jpg)
Shirley Knight
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5n364pzrCF5bcNCLP1ku3OUUVeH.jpg)
Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vzTNlKkS6CqGV58mmGCPGxuOByk.jpg)
Clarence Felder
Commandant Kramer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hoYLkiq94jnUaemqNo0C5zgSsPv.jpg)
Marta Heflin
Esther![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7TZEk5PdBgYxzZsRq7g0WPWKWUf.jpg)
Zvee Scooler
First Chessplayer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lJIlLkadJ62eRai5BRgmmyObeiC.jpg)
Tom Everett
Second Chess Player![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s4eLYSdP9RhuURZWqMG203NhKtE.jpg)
Jeffrey Marcus
Rose's Husband (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oPRHqlIoMYeLfvnlinQ5TVh4uL7.jpg)
Rick Washburn
Prisoner (uncredited)Images
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