Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
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Playing for Time is a 1980 CBS television film, written by Arthur Miller and based on acclaimed musician Fania Fénelon's autobiography The Musicians of Auschwitz. Vanessa Redgrave stars as Fénelon. Playing for Time was based on Fénelon's experience as a female prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp , where she and a group of classical ...
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Sep 30, 1980 · Based on a true story, this 1980 drama follows the fate of Jewish musicians who survived the Holocaust by playing for their Nazi captors. Vanessa Redgrave stars as Fania Fenelon, a singer who joins the orchestra and faces the challenges of camp life.
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- Drama, Music
- Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent
- 1980-09-30
A drama based on the true story of Fania Fenelon, a French Jew who played in a women's orchestra in Auschwitz. The film explores the moral dilemmas and conflicts of the musicians who performed for their captors and fellow prisoners.
- Daniel Mann
- Viveca Lindfors
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- Joseph Sargent, Daniel Mann
A biographical drama based on the true story of Fania Fenelon, a pianist and singer who joined the camp's orchestra to survive. The film explores the moral dilemma of performing for the Nazis and the bond among the women musicians.
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- Daniel Mann
- Drama
- Vanessa Redgrave
Playing for Time. Vanessa Redgrave stars in this Golden Globe nominated-film. Female prisoners in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors. 288 IMDb 7.3 2 h 28 min 1980. 13+. Music Videos and Concerts · Drama · Compelling · Harrowing.
Playing for Time. 1980 · 2 hr 29 min. PG-13. Drama. Based on real events, female prisoners in the Auschwitz death camp are spared from death, in return for performing music for their Nazi captors. Subtitles: English. Starring: Vanessa Redgrave Christina Baranski. Directed by: Daniel Mann. Based on real events, female prisoners in the Auschwitz ...
