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Genres
Drama
Music
History
TV Movie
Rating
6.9
Status
Released
Release Date1980-09-30
Runtime150 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
IMDbView on IMDb

Overview

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.

Keywords
concentration camp
world war ii
auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
orchestra
based on memoir or autobiography

Cast & Crew

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Vanessa Redgrave

as Fania Fenelon

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Jane Alexander

as Alma Rose

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Maud Adams

as Mala

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Christine Baranski

as Olga

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Robin Bartlett

as Etalina

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Marisa Berenson

as Elzvieta

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Verna Bloom

as Paulette

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Donna Haley

as Katrina

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Lenore Harris

as Charlotte

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Mady Kaplan

as Varya

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