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1980
  • Drama
  • History
  • Music
  • TV Movie

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Runtime
2h 30m
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  • US
  • United States
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Languages
  • en
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.

Crew
Arthur Miller
Writer
Daniel Mann
Director
Fania Fénelon
Author
Joseph Sargent
Director
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Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose
Maud Adams
Mala
Christine Baranski
Olga
Robin Bartlett
Etalina
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Sept. 30, 1980
  • Original Language
    English
  • Production Companies
    • Szygzy Productions

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