Playing for Time
IMDb ID: tt0081344 · Year: 1980 · Rating: 7.3 (2,989 votes)
Genres: Drama · Music
Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSpiel um Zeit - Das Mädchenorchester in AuschwitzRelease Date1980-09-30Runtime150 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews39Critic Reviews11Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
German
FrenchKeywordsnazi concentration camp
female prisoner
female singer
reference to giacomo puccini
female pianistFilming LocationsFort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, USAProduction CompaniesSzygzy ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081344/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0081344.jpgUpdated At2025-12-01T18:00:31
German
FrenchKeywordsnazi concentration camp
female prisoner
female singer
reference to giacomo puccini
female pianistFilming LocationsFort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, USAProduction CompaniesSzygzy ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081344/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0081344.jpgUpdated At2025-12-01T18:00:31