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Playing for Time
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Directors (2)
Writers (2)
Cast (49)
Producers (4)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editors (2)
Casting Director (1)
Art Director (1)
Set Decorator (1)
Costume Designer (1)
Makeup Department (2)
Production Management (2)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors (2)
Art Department (4)
Sound Department (3)
Special Effects (1)
Stunts (1)
Camera and Electrical Department (5)
Costume and Wardrobe Department (3)
Editorial Department (2)
Location Management (1)
Music Department (2)
Script and Continuity Department (1)
Transportation Department (1)
Additional Crew (8)
Thanks (3)
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Directors
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Daniel Mann
Daniel Mann
Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
director (uncredited)
Writers
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Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
written by
Fania Fénelon
Fania Fénelon
autobiography: "The Musicians of Auschwitz"
Cast
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(in credits order)
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander
Alma Rose
Maud Adams
Maud Adams
Mala
Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Olga
Robin Bartlett
Robin Bartlett
Etalina
Marisa Berenson
Marisa Berenson
Elzvieta
Verna Bloom
Verna Bloom
Paulette
Donna Haley
Donna Haley
Katrina
Lenore Harris
Lenore Harris
Charlotte
Mady Kaplan
Mady Kaplan
Varya
Will Lee
Will Lee
Shmuel
Anna Thomson
Anna Thomson
Michou
(as Anna Kluger Levine)
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron
Melanie Mayron
Marianne
Marcell Rosenblatt
Marcell Rosenblatt
Giselle
Max Wright
Max Wright
Dr. Mengele
Shirley Knight
Shirley Knight
Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka
Elaine Bromka
Tchiakowska
Faith Catlin
Faith Catlin
Liesle
Clarence Felder
Clarence Felder
Commandant Kramer
Martha Schlamme
Martha Schlamme
Woman on train
Marta Heflin
Marta Heflin
Esther
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
Zvee Scooler
First Chessplayer
Thomas Everett
Thomas Everett
Second Chessplayer
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
John Griesemer
German Trooper
Huggy-Bear Ferris
Huggy-Bear Ferris
The Executioner
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Andrew J. Arnold
Andrew J. Arnold
Jewish Boy
(uncredited)
Al Butler
Al Butler
Nazi officer
(uncredited)
Tom Everett
Tom Everett
Young Chess Player
(uncredited)
Richard Dennis Johnson
Richard Dennis Johnson
Kapo
(uncredited)
Ron Lamb
Ron Lamb
British Soldier
(uncredited)
Jeffrey Marcus
Jeffrey Marcus
Rose's Husband
(uncredited)
Dennis Michael Sheppard
Dennis Michael Sheppard
German NCO
(uncredited)
Eoin Stewart
Eoin Stewart
British Radio Operator
(uncredited)
Rick Washburn
Rick Washburn
Prisoner
(uncredited)
Producers
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John E. Quill
John E. Quill
co-producer (as John Quill)
Louise Ramsay
Louise Ramsay
associate producer
Bernard Sofronski
Bernard Sofronski
producer (uncredited)
Linda Yellen
Linda Yellen
executive producer / producer
Composer
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Brad Fiedel
Brad Fiedel
Cinematographer
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Arthur J. Ornitz
Arthur J. Ornitz
director of photography (as Arthur Ornitz)
Editors
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Jay Freund
Jay Freund
Ralph Rosenblum
Ralph Rosenblum
editor (editorial supervision)
Casting Director
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Lynn Kressel
Lynn Kressel
Art Director
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Robert Gundlach
Robert Gundlach
Set Decorator
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Gary Jones
Gary Jones
Costume Designer
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Ruth Morley
Ruth Morley
Makeup Department
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Gabriel Borgo
Gabriel Borgo
hair designer
Mike Maggi
Mike Maggi
makeup artist (as Michael Maggi)
Production Management
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John E. Quill
John E. Quill
production manager (as John Quill)
Stan Rogow
Stan Rogow
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
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Sol Fol
Sol Fol
first assistant director
Dennis Stuart Murphy
Dennis Stuart Murphy
second assistant director (as Dennis Murphy)
Art Department
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Wally Adee
Wally Adee
set dresser (as Walter Adee)
William Canfield
William Canfield
property master (as Billie Canfield)
Elouise Meyer
Elouise Meyer
scenic artist (as Eloise Meyer)
Louise Krozek
Louise Krozek
scenic artist (uncredited)
Sound Department
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Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins
recording: Magnasound
Ron Kalish
Ron Kalish
sound editor
David Moshlak
David Moshlak
sound
Special Effects
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Michael Bird
Michael Bird
special effects
Stunts
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Harry Daley
Harry Daley
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
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Louis Cappeta
Louis Cappeta
grip (as Lou Cappeto)
Willie Meyerhoff
Willie Meyerhoff
gaffer (as Willi Meyerhof)
William H. Steiner
William H. Steiner
camera operator (as William Steiner)
Donald Sweeney
Donald Sweeney
camera operator (as Don Sweeney)
Joseph Di Pasquale
Joseph Di Pasquale
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Marilyn Bishop
Marilyn Bishop
wardrobe supervisor
Jennifer Nichols
Jennifer Nichols
wardrobe supervisor
Eoin Stewart
Eoin Stewart
historic costume consultant (uncredited)
Editorial Department
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Nancy Attas
Nancy Attas
second assistant editor
Ken Eluto
Ken Eluto
first assistant editor
Location Management
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Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins
Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins
location manager (as Edwin C. Atkins)
Music Department
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Brad Fiedel
Brad Fiedel
musician: synthesized sounds
Norman Gold
Norman Gold
conductor: camp orchestral music / music arranger: camp orchestral music
Script and Continuity Department
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Maggie James
Maggie James
script supervisor
Transportation Department
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Walter Charleston
Walter Charleston
transportation captain
Additional Crew
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Sarah Carson
Sarah Carson
production office coordinator
Robin Goldsmith
Robin Goldsmith
assistant to the producer
Dana Keefer
Dana Keefer
assistant to the producer
Kathleen McGill
Kathleen McGill
auditor: Production Services Ltd
Linda H. Miller
Linda H. Miller
location auditor
Steve Reichl
Steve Reichl
special publicity
Arnold Skolnick
Arnold Skolnick
title designer
Lynn Redmond
Lynn Redmond
stand-in: Marisa Berenson (uncredited)
Thanks
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Nancy Casey
Nancy Casey
special thanks: Pennsylvania Division of Film Promotion
Dick De Bona
Dick De Bona
special thanks: Pennsylvania Division of Film Promotion
Ralph Friedman
Ralph Friedman
special thanks: Pennsylvania Division of Film Promotion
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