Playing for Time is a 1980 English-language Drama film written by Arthur Miller, Fania Fénelon, Sridhar Rangayan and Saagar Gupta. The movie is directed by Daniel Mann and Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures. Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors. Playing for time features Vanessa Redgrave in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski, Robin Bartlett, Marisa Berenson and Verna Bloom. The movie has a running time of 82 minutes. It was released on 30th September 1980. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Solaris Pictures.