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.

Director

Daniel Mann

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave

Fania Fenelon

Jane Alexander

Alma Rose

Maud Adams

Mala

Christine Baranski

Olga

Robin Bartlett

Etalina

Marisa Berenson

Elzvieta

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1980 · 2h 30m · Released

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