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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.
6.8
150 min
Release
1980-09-30
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave
as Fania Fenelon
Jane Alexander
as Alma Rose
Maud Adams
as Mala
Christine Baranski
as Olga
Robin Bartlett
as Etalina
Marisa Berenson
as Elzvieta
Verna Bloom
as Paulette
Donna Haley
as Katrina
Lenore Harris
as CharlotteMady Kaplan
as Varya
Will Lee
as Shmuel
Anna Thomson
as Michou
Viveca Lindfors
as Frau Schmidt
Melanie Mayron
as MarianneMarcell Rosenblatt
as Giselle
Max Wright
as Dr. Josef Mengele
Shirley Knight
as Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel
Elaine Bromka
as Tchiakowska
Clarence Felder
as Commandant Kramer
Marta Heflin
as EstherMartha Schlamme
as Woman on trainFaith Catlin
as LiesleDorothy Sherwood
as BertaGrace Stover
as GretaSidney Sandness
as Asthmatic ManThomas La Fleur
as Boy Scout
Zvee Scooler
as First Chessplayer
Tom Everett
as Second Chess PlayerMary Kay Fager
as Polish WomanMary McGonical
as TattooerPhyllis Vanier
as BlockawaMonica Merriman
as Canadian GirlRobert Lucey
as LadislausLorraine Lucey
as Ladislaus' MotherLee Jay Nelson
as EdekRobert Dannon
as SS OfficerPeter Phillips
as British Radio ManSpencer Waldron
as SS Sergeant
John Griesemer
as German TrooperHuggy-Bear Ferris
as The ExecutionerAl Butler
as Nazi Officer (uncredited)Jeffrey Marcus
as Rose's Husband (uncredited)
Rick Washburn
as Prisoner (uncredited)Director
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