Playing for Time

Joseph Sargent
1980-09-30


6.9
150 min

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

Name Character Team
Vanessa Redgrave Fania Fenelon Zac E. Chan
Jane Alexander Alma Rose Unowned
Maud Adams Mala Unowned
Christine Baranski Olga Unowned
Robin Bartlett Etalina Unowned
Marisa Berenson Elzvieta Unowned
Verna Bloom Paulette Unowned
Donna Haley Katrina Unowned
Lenore Harris Charlotte Unowned
Mady Kaplan Varya Unowned
Will Lee Shmuel Unowned
Anna Thomson Michou Unowned
Viveca Lindfors Frau Schmidt Unowned
Melanie Mayron Marianne Unowned
Marcell Rosenblatt Giselle Unowned
Max Wright Dr. Josef Mengele Unowned
Shirley Knight Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel Unowned
Elaine Bromka Tchiakowska Unowned
Clarence Felder Commandant Kramer Unowned
Marta Heflin Esther Unowned
Martha Schlamme Woman on train Unowned
Faith Catlin Liesle Unowned
Dorothy Sherwood Berta Unowned
Grace Stover Greta Unowned
Sidney Sandness Asthmatic Man Unowned
Thomas La Fleur Boy Scout Unowned
Zvee Scooler First Chessplayer Unowned
Tom Everett Second Chess Player Unowned
Mary Kay Fager Polish Woman Unowned
Mary McGonical Tattooer Unowned
Phyllis Vanier Blockawa Unowned
Monica Merriman Canadian Girl Unowned
Robert Lucey Ladislaus Unowned
Lorraine Lucey Ladislaus' Mother Unowned
Lee Jay Nelson Edek Unowned
Robert Dannon SS Officer Unowned
Peter Phillips British Radio Man Unowned
Spencer Waldron SS Sergeant Unowned
John Griesemer German Trooper Unowned
Huggy-Bear Ferris The Executioner Unowned
Al Butler Nazi Officer (uncredited) Unowned
Jeffrey Marcus Rose's Husband (uncredited) Unowned
Rick Washburn Prisoner (uncredited) Unowned