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 460 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 was directed by Joseph Sargent[4].
  • Playing for Time was directed by Daniel Mann[5].
  • Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for Playing for Time[6].
  • Playing for Time's composer is recorded as Brad Fiedel[7].
  • Playing for Time's genre is music-themed film[8].
  • Playing for Time's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Playing for Time was Vanessa Redgrave[10].
  • A cast member of Playing for Time was Jane Alexander[11].
  • A cast member of Playing for Time was Max Wright[12].
  • A cast member of Playing for Time was Maud Adams[13].
  • A cast member of Playing for Time was Shirley Knight[14].
  • Playing for Time was produced by Linda Yellen[15].
  • Playing for Time's depicts is recorded as cattle wagon[16].
  • Playing for Time's depicts is recorded as Holocaust train transport[17].
  • Playing for Time's depicts is recorded as Selection (Holocaust)[18].
  • The original language of Playing for Time was English[19].
  • Playing for Time was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Playing for Time was distributed by direct-to-video[21].
  • Playing for Time's original broadcaster is recorded as CBS[22].
  • Playing for Time's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Playing for Time was published on January 1, 1980[24].
  • Playing for Time's distributed by is recorded as CBS[25].
  • Playing for Time's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[26].
  • Playing for Time's narrative location is recorded as Poland[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Playing for Time was produced by Linda Yellen[15]. Directors include Joseph Sargent[4] and Daniel Mann[5]. Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Vanessa Redgrave[10], Jane Alexander[11], Max Wright[12], Maud Adams[13], and Shirley Knight[14].

Publication

Playing for Time was published on January 1, 1980[24]. The original language of it was English[19]. Genres include music-themed film[8] and drama film[9]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[20] and direct-to-video[21].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[28] and The Holocaust[29].

Why It Matters

Playing for Time draws 460 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.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Max Wright +2
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P453]]: [[Q78905]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789155963667"
  2. 23d ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Max Wright +2
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P161]]: [[Q550653]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789134790743"
  3. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P180]]: [[Q2523184]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787987883665"
  4. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q18623]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787982318018"
  5. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36561]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  6. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Narrative location → Poland, Auschwitz
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P840]]: [[Q7341]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787849101682"
  7. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95756
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 95756, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  8. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  9. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → World War II, The Holocaust
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 123613
    Producer → Linda Yellen
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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