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Playing for Time

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1980-09-30

Runtime: 150 mins

Director: Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent

Writer: Arthur Miller

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Music, History, TV Movie

Original title: Playing for Time

Production Companies: Szygzy Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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