
Playing for Time
- Drama
- Music
- History
- TV Movie
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.
Cast

Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon

Jane Alexander
Alma Rose

Maud Adams
Mala

Christine Baranski
Olga

Robin Bartlett
Etalina

Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta

Verna Bloom
Paulette
- Donna Haley
Donna Haley
Katrina

Lenore Harris
Charlotte
- Mady Kaplan
Mady Kaplan
Varya

Will Lee
Shmuel

Anna Thomson
Michou

Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt

Melanie Mayron
Marianne
- Marcell Rosenblatt
Marcell Rosenblatt
Giselle

Max Wright
Dr. Josef Mengele

Shirley Knight
Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel

Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska
- Clarence Felder
Clarence Felder
Commandant Kramer

Marta Heflin
Esther
- Martha Schlamme
Martha Schlamme
Woman on train
- Faith Catlin
Faith Catlin
Liesle
- Dorothy Sherwood
Dorothy Sherwood
Berta
- Grace Stover
Grace Stover
Greta
- Sidney Sandness
Sidney Sandness
Asthmatic Man
- Thomas La Fleur
Thomas La Fleur
Boy Scout

Zvee Scooler
First Chessplayer

Tom Everett
Second Chess Player
- Mary Kay Fager
Mary Kay Fager
Polish Woman
- Mary McGonical
Mary McGonical
Tattooer
- Phyllis Vanier
Phyllis Vanier
Blockawa
- Monica Merriman
Monica Merriman
Canadian Girl
- Robert Lucey
Robert Lucey
Ladislaus
- Lorraine Lucey
Lorraine Lucey
Ladislaus' Mother
- Lee Jay Nelson
Lee Jay Nelson
Edek
- Robert Dannon
Robert Dannon
SS Officer
- Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips
British Radio Man
- Spencer Waldron
Spencer Waldron
SS Sergeant

John Griesemer
German Trooper
- Huggy-Bear Ferris
Huggy-Bear Ferris
The Executioner
- Al Butler
Al Butler
Nazi Officer (uncredited)
- Jeffrey Marcus
Jeffrey Marcus
Rose's Husband (uncredited)

Rick Washburn
Prisoner (uncredited)



















