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Inside the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War Two, members of a bizarre prison orchestra struggle against all odds to spare themselves from death. In the process of performing music for their Nazi captors, they reaffirm the indomitable human spirit and the willingness to survive.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Linda Yellen Project, Syzygy Productions, VCL Communications, Media Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Mann, Daniel, 1912-1991, Miller, Arthur H., Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, Alexander, Jane, 1939-, Knight, Shirley, 1936-2020, Berenson, Marisa, 1942-, Lindfors, Viveca, 1920-1995, Adams, Maud, Bloom, Verna, 1939-, Mayron, Melanie, Fénelon, Fania
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : VCL Communications ; 1984.
Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Drama. Musicians > France > Biography. Made-for-TV movies. Motion pictures, American.

Description
Summary:	Inside the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War Two, members of a bizarre prison orchestra struggle against all odds to spare themselves from death. In the process of performing music for their Nazi captors, they reaffirm the indomitable human spirit and the willingness to survive.
Item Description:	Based on the book of the same name by Fania Fénelon. Videocassette release of the 1980 made-for-TV movie by Syzygy Productions Ltd. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (148 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS format.
Audience:	Emmy Awards, 1980-1981: Outstanding drama special, Outstanding lead actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Outstanding supporting actress (Jane Alexander), Outstanding writing (Arthur Miller)
Production Credits:	Executive producer-producer, Linda Yellen ; director, Daniel Mann ; music, Brad Fidel ; written for television by Arthur Miller.