About Playing for Time
- Released on September 30, 1980
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 plays Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander plays Alma Rose
Maud Adams plays Mala
Christine Baranski plays Olga
Robin Bartlett plays Etalina
Marisa Berenson plays Elzvieta
Verna Bloom plays Paulette
Donna Haley plays Katrina
Lenore Harris plays Charlotte
Mady Kaplan plays Varya
Will Lee plays Shmuel
Anna Levine Thomson plays Michou
Viveca Lindfors plays Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron plays Marianne
Marcell Rosenblatt plays Giselle
Max Wright plays Dr. Josef Mengele
Shirley Knight plays Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka plays Tchiakowska
Clarence Felder plays Commandant Kramer
Marta Heflin plays Esther
Martha Schlamme plays Woman on train
Faith Catlin plays Liesle
Dorothy Sherwood plays Berta
Grace Stover plays Greta
Sidney Sandness plays Asthmatic Man
Thomas La Fleur plays Boy Scout
Zvee Scooler plays First Chessplayer
Tom Everett plays Second Chess Player
Mary Kay Fager plays Polish Woman
Mary McGonical plays Tattooer
Phyllis Vanier plays Blockawa
Monica Merriman plays Canadian Girl
Robert Lucey plays Ladislaus
Lorraine Lucey plays Ladislaus' Mother
Lee Jay Nelson plays Edek
Robert Dannon plays SS Officer
Peter Phillips plays British Radio Man
Spencer Waldron plays SS Sergeant
John Griesemer plays German Trooper
Huggy-Bear Ferris plays The Executioner
Al Butler plays Nazi Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Marcus plays Rose's Husband (uncredited)
Rick Washburn plays Prisoner (uncredited)
Crew of Playing for Time
Costume & Make-Up
Sound
Directing
Camera
Writing
Production
Editing
Art
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Jane Alexander
- Maud Adams
- Christine Baranski
- Robin Bartlett
- Marisa Berenson
- Verna Bloom
- Donna Haley
- Lenore Harris
- Mady Kaplan
- Will Lee
- Anna Levine Thomson
- Viveca Lindfors
- Melanie Mayron
- Marcell Rosenblatt
- Max Wright
- Shirley Knight
- Elaine Bromka
- Clarence Felder
- Marta Heflin
- Martha Schlamme
- Faith Catlin
- Dorothy Sherwood
- Grace Stover
- Sidney Sandness
- Thomas La Fleur
- Zvee Scooler
- Tom Everett
- Mary Kay Fager
- Mary McGonical
- Phyllis Vanier
- Monica Merriman
- Robert Lucey
- Lorraine Lucey
- Lee Jay Nelson
- Robert Dannon
- Peter Phillips
- Spencer Waldron
- John Griesemer
- Huggy-Bear Ferris
- Al Butler
- Jeffrey Marcus
- Rick Washburn