Playing for Time

1980 television film
Movie television_film Q7203418
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Playing for Time

Summary

Playing for Time is a television film[1]. It draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #362 of 3,555).[2]

Key Facts

  • Playing for Time's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Playing for Time's director is recorded as Joseph Sargent[4].
  • Playing for Time's director is recorded as Daniel Mann[5].
  • Playing for Time's screenwriter is recorded as Arthur Miller[6].
  • Playing for Time's composer is recorded as Brad Fiedel[7].
  • Playing for Time's genre is recorded as music-themed film[8].
  • Playing for Time's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Playing for Time's cast member is recorded as Vanessa Redgrave[10].
  • Playing for Time's cast member is recorded as Jane Alexander[11].
  • Playing for Time's producer is recorded as Linda Yellen[12].
  • Playing for Time's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0081344[13].
  • Playing for Time's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • Playing for Time's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[15].
  • Playing for Time's distribution format is recorded as direct-to-video[16].
  • Playing for Time's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[17].
  • Playing for Time's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Playing for Time's publication date is recorded as +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Playing for Time's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p1j8q[20].
  • Playing for Time's distributed by is recorded as CBS[21].
  • Playing for Time's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[22].
  • Playing for Time's narrative location is recorded as Poland[23].
  • Playing for Time's main subject is recorded as World War II[24].
  • Playing for Time's main subject is recorded as The Holocaust[25].
  • Playing for Time's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 197495[26].
  • Playing for Time's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Playing-for-Time[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Playing for Time's producer is recorded as Linda Yellen[12]. Directors include Joseph Sargent[4] and Daniel Mann[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Arthur Miller[6]. Cast members include Vanessa Redgrave[10] and Jane Alexander[11].

Publication

Playing for Time's publication date is recorded as +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z[19]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14]. Genres include music-themed film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[24] and The Holocaust[25].

Why It Matters

Playing for Time draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (television_film category, ranking #362 of 3,555).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Playing for Time. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/playing-for-time
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_playing-for-time_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Playing for Time}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/playing-for-time}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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