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Summary
The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the pressure to win from her teacher, Greta, or will she condemn Paul to obscurity?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 64GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer67%
IMDb6.6
Audience score62%
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109
typical 109123Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1980
December 3, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1981
- Film Editing1981Nominated
- Music (Original Song)1981Nominated
and 9 more20 people
- Richard DreyfussPaul Dietrich
- Amy IrvingHeidi Joan Schoonover
- Lee RemickGreta Vandemann
- Sam WanamakerAndrew Erskine
- Joseph CaliJerry DiSalvo
- THTy HendersonMichael Humphries
- VKVicki KrieglerTatjana Baronova
- Bea SilvernMadame Gorshev
- Philip SterlingMr. Dietrich
- GSGloria StroockMrs. Dietrich
- James B. SikkingBrudenell
- JSJimmy SturtevantVinnie DiSalvo
Priscilla PointerMrs. Donellan- DSDelia SalviMrs. DiSalvo
- RVRobert VegaContreras
Ross EvansJudge Heimling
Laurie MainJudge Wyeth- RFRonald F. HoiseckJudge Pyck
- JCJohn ClavinJudge Weatherall
Ben HammerNichols
Directing · 1
- Joel Oliansky Director, Story, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- William Sackheim Story, Producer
Production · 2
- Howard Pine Executive Producer
- Jennifer Shull Casting
Camera · 1
- Richard H. Kline Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David E. Blewitt Editor
Sound · 1
- Lalo Schifrin Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Dale Hennesy Production Design
- James W. Payne Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Ruth Myers Costume Design
- Leonard Drake Hairstylist
- Leo Lotito Jr. Makeup Artist
- Jack Freeman Makeup Artist
- Carolyn Ferguson Hairstylist
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