Playing for Time

1980 · directed by Joseph Sargent

Rating
71/100
Hit
no

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.

Playing for Time (1980), directed by Joseph Sargent, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Crew

  • Arthur J. Ornitz — Director of Photography
  • Jay Freund — Editor
  • Brad Fiedel — Original Music Composer
  • Arthur Miller — Writer

More from Joseph Sargent

  1. Something the Lord Made (2004) — 80/100 · hit
  2. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — 79/100
  3. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — 78/100
  4. Abraham (1993) — 72/100 · TV film, not counted
  5. Sybil (2007) — 68/100 · TV film, not counted
  6. White Lightning (1973) — 63/100

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