Richard Dreyfuss
Paul Dietrich
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The competition for a financial grant and two years of concert engagements pits the intense and arrogant Paul against a select group of talented artists. He advances to the final round of six, which includes brash New Yorker Jerry DiSalvo, who can only play one concerto; Michael Humphries; Canadian pianist Mark Landau; and a meek Kazakh girl ...
- $10.1 million
- Lalo Schifrin
- William Sackheim
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.
- (2.8K)
- Drama, Romance, Music
- Joel Oliansky
- 1980-12-03
A love story and a musical competition between six pianists in San Francisco, with a Russian teacher and a Russian spy as the main characters. The movie is a warm and entertaining one, with realism and charm, but also some musical and political clichés.
A fading piano prodigy (Richard Dreyfuss) and a young pianist (Amy Irving) fall in love while preparing for a prestigious competition. See the cast, crew, reviews, ratings, and where to watch this classic romance film.
- (19)
- Joel Oliansky
- PG
- Richard Dreyfuss
Summaries. 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.
Academy Award® winner Richard Dreyfuss (1977, Best Actor, The Goodbye Girl) and Amy Irving (Carrie) are two classically trained concert pianists who find the...
The Competition is a film about a classical piano competition where two competitors fall in love. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Paul Dietrich, Lee Remick, Greta Vandemann and Amy Irving. Watch the trailer, read the synopsis, see the cast and crew, and find out more about the film on TCM.
