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Playing for Time

1980 · 2 h 30 min
Directed by Daniel Mann
DramaMusicalHistory

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she survives by joining the women's orchestra.

Sinekatalog’s take

Daniel Mann's TV drama, with Vanessa Redgrave and Jane Alexander, is harrowing and well acted, though its casting was controversial.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,036 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.