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Dec 3, 1980 · The Competition: Directed by Joel Oliansky. With Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick, Sam Wanamaker. Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future.
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- Drama, Romance, Music
- Joel Oliansky
- 1980-12-03
The Competition is a 1980 American drama musical film starring Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving and Lee Remick, written and directed by Joel Oliansky. [4] Plot. Paul Dietrich, a gifted but disillusioned classical pianist, is nearly 30 years old. He has never won a major piano competition and will soon be past the age limit to compete.
Roger Ebert January 01, 1981. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The movie's about a big international competition in San Francisco among six world-class pianists who are fighting for a $20,000 first prize and a two-year concert contract. The movie has two counterpoints to its main theme.
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Paul Dietrich (Richard Dreyfuss), at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover (Amy Irving) is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an ...
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- Joel Oliansky
- PG
- Richard Dreyfuss
Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning. The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success.
The Competition (1980) is an offbeat romance about two musical prodigies who fall in love during a high stakes piano competition in San Francisco. Paul (Richard Dreyfuss) is a serious-minded musician who wants to take one last shot at fame before settling down into the security of a permanent teaching job.
THE COMPETITION. Drama. Academy Award® winner Richard Dreyfuss (1977, Best Actor, The Goodbye Girl) and Amy Irving (Carrie) are two classically trained concert pianists who find themselves both competing for one of the most prestigious awards in the music world.
