Spiel um Zeit - Das Mädchenorchster in Auschwitz

Spiel um Zeit - Das Mädchenorchster in Auschwitz (1980)

Playing for Time

Das Mädchenorchester in Auschwitz

Kurz nach ihrer Einlieferung in das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz-Birkenau wird die junge französische Sängerin Fania Fénelon in das Lagerorchester beordert. Das aus weiblichen Häftlingen zusammengestellte Orchester muss zu den Märschen der Arbeitskolonnen und zur Unterhaltung der Lagerleitung spielen. Schnell wird den jungen Frauen klar, dass die Musik ihre einzige Chance ist, dem sicheren Tod in den Gaskammern zu entgehen. Sie spielen um ihr Leben…

Erscheinungsdatum
1980-09-30
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (60)
Laufzeit
2 Std. 30 Min.
Genres
Drama, Musik, Historie, TV-Film
Regie
Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

Playing for Time is a 1980 CBS television film directed, written by Arthur Miller and based on musician Fania Fénelon's autobiography The Musicians of Auschwitz. Vanessa Redgrave stars as Fénelon.

Production

The cast rehearsed together in New York City and subsequently filmed in Pennsylvania on a six-week shooting schedule. During the half-way stage of shooting the producers decided to replace Joseph Sargent with Daniel Mann as director.

It is also notable as one of the first film productions where an ensemble of actresses shaved their heads for the sake of their roles.

The producer Linda Yellen was determined to cast Redgrave in the lead role at a time when the actress was facing protests from Jewish organizations for her criticism of Zionism and her pro-Palestinian position. Subsequently, security was required at rehearsals and Yellen's office was broken into.

As a result of Redgrave's political views, the film was initially banned in Israel, although she appealed to Jordan's culture minister to buy the rights to the film to show on Jordanian television. She wished that both Arabs and Israelis should have the opportunity to see the film.

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