Cast and Crew of Playing for Time

Playing for Time

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.

Full Cast of Playing for Time

Vanessa Redgrave as Fania Fenelon

Vanessa Redgrave

as Fania Fenelon

Vanessa Redgrave CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and political activist. Redgrave rose to prominenc...

Jane Alexander as Alma Rose

Jane Alexander

as Alma Rose

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American actress, author, and fo...

Maud Adams as Mala

Maud Adams

as Mala
Christine Baranski as Olga

Christine Baranski

as Olga

Christine Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayals of Maryann Thorpe on the te...

Robin Bartlett as Etalina

Robin Bartlett

as Etalina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robin Bartlett (born April 22, 1951) is an American actress. She was born in E...

Marisa Berenson as Elzvieta

Marisa Berenson

as Elzvieta
Verna Bloom as Paulette

Verna Bloom

as Paulette

Donna Haley

as Katrina
Lenore Harris as Charlotte

Lenore Harris

as Charlotte

Mady Kaplan

as Varya
Will Lee as Shmuel

Will Lee

as Shmuel
Anna Thomson as Michou

Anna Thomson

as Michou
Viveca Lindfors as Frau Schmidt

Viveca Lindfors

as Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron as Marianne

Melanie Mayron

as Marianne

Marcell Rosenblatt

as Giselle
Max Wright as Dr. Josef Mengele

Max Wright

as Dr. Josef Mengele

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Edward Maxwell Wright (August 2, 1943 – June 26, 2019), credited profes...

Shirley Knight as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Shirley Knight

as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka as Tchiakowska

Elaine Bromka

as Tchiakowska

Elaine Bromka was born on January 6, 1950 and is currently 75 years old.

Clarence Felder as Commandant Kramer

Clarence Felder

as Commandant Kramer
Marta Heflin as Esther

Marta Heflin

as Esther

Martha Schlamme

as Woman on train

Faith Catlin

as Liesle

Dorothy Sherwood

as Berta

Grace Stover

as Greta

Sidney Sandness

as Asthmatic Man

Thomas La Fleur

as Boy Scout
Zvee Scooler as First Chessplayer

Zvee Scooler

as First Chessplayer
Tom Everett as Second Chess Player

Tom Everett

as Second Chess Player

Tom Everett (born October 21, 1948) is an American actor known for his performances in political films such as Air Fo...

Mary Kay Fager

as Polish Woman

Mary McGonical

as Tattooer

Phyllis Vanier

as Blockawa

Monica Merriman

as Canadian Girl

Robert Lucey

as Ladislaus

Lorraine Lucey

as Ladislaus' Mother

Lee Jay Nelson

as Edek

Robert Dannon

as SS Officer

Peter Phillips

as British Radio Man

Spencer Waldron

as SS Sergeant

John Griesemer

as German Trooper

Huggy-Bear Ferris

as The Executioner

Al Butler

as Nazi Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Marcus as Rose's Husband (uncredited)

Jeffrey Marcus

as Rose's Husband (uncredited)
Rick Washburn as Prisoner (uncredited)

Rick Washburn

as Prisoner (uncredited)

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