play for time star vanessa redgrave first air in 1980 and be base on a true story . a true story teach the lesson of intolerance and the horror of the holocaust . in much the way sharazod ( the mythical wife of a king ) would save her own life each night by tell her husband a story but never finish the tale while in play for time the inmate of a death camp play music for the amusement of the guard thereby escape extermination . but this be no myth it a very real mean of survival for desperate inmate . play for time be a great movie but get a little boring . i find myself play a video game instead of pay close attention to the movie .