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Playing.For.Time.1980.NTSC-DVDR

THEATRE DATE....: 9/30/1980 (TV)
RELEASE DATE....: 9/11/2010
STORE DATE......: 2/20/2010
GENRE...........: Drama
RATiNG..........: 8.3/10 (321 votes)
NO. SCREENiNGS..: ???

RUNTiME.........: 149 Minutes
ViDEO BiTRATE...: 3864 kBit/sec 6-pass CCE
AUDiO BiTRATE...: 192 kBit/s AC3 DD 2.0 at 48KHZ, EN
ASPECT RATiO....: 4:3
ARCHiVES........: dvdr-playing.for.time.rar  *95x50MB*
DVD SiZE........: *4.373 GB* *4,478 MB* *4,585,310 KB*
SUBTiTLES.......: None

The made-for-television Playing for Time debuted on September 30, 1980. Vanessa Redgrave stars as Fania Fenelon,
a Jewish cabaret singer working in Paris at the time of the Nazi invasion. Shipped to the Auschwitz death camp
in 1944, Fenelon is certain that she is as doomed as all the other prisoners. But SS camp matron
Shirley Knight
has other plans: she orders Fenelon and several other female inmates with musical ability to form themselves into
a prisoner's orchestra. They are to perform for the benefit of those who are herded into the gas chambers--a
"humane" means of easing the condemned into the next world. As much as she despises her work, Fenelon and her
fellow musicians continue to play, lest they too be exterminated. The film raises several questions about courage,
guilt and survival at any price, but the most controversial aspect was the casting of anti-Zionist Vanessa
Redgrave as Fania Fenelon. Like many others, the real-life Fenelon (who died in 1988) was vehemently opposed to
Redgrave's appearance in the film. Playing for Time won Emmy Awards for Redgrave, scriptwriter Arthur Miller,
supporting actress Jane Alexander, and as Outstanding Dramatic Special.

Director           ...   Daniel Mann

Vanessa Redgrave          ...        Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander          ...        Alma Rose
Maud Adams          ...        Mala
Christine Baranski ...        Olga
Robin Bartlett          ...        Etalina
Marisa Berenson          ...        Elzvieta

There were no extras. The bitrate is low because of the length of the movie.

IMDB: http://former.imdb.com/title/tt0081344/
RETAIL DVD: http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Time-Vanessa-Redgrave/dp/B003S5TOZG/

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