The Competition (1980)

movie

(2848)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
Release: 1980-12-03
Director: Joel Oliansky
Writers: Joel Oliansky , William Sackheim
Language: English
Stars: Richard Dreyfuss , Amy Irving , Lee Remick , Sam Wanamaker , Joseph Cali , Ty Henderson , Vicki Kriegler , Adam Stern , Philip Sterling , Gloria Stroock
Runtime: 123 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 nominations total
AKA: Das große Finale , Szerelemverseny (Hungary) , Tävlingen (Sweden) , O antagonismos (Greece) , El concurso (Spain) , The Competition (United States of America) , Le concours (France, French Republic) , The Competition , The Competition (Canada) , La competición (Peru) , A Competição (Brazil) , Um Amor em Competição (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , コンペティション (Japan) , La competición (Argentina) , Konkurs (Poland) , Competition (Italy) , The Competition (United Kingdom) , Competiția (Romania) , La competencia (Mexico) , Konkurransen (Norway) , Konkurrencen (Denmark) , The Competition (Canada) , Состязание , Ο ανταγωνισμός (Greece) , Kilpailu (Finland)
Plot: 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?
IMDB:tt0080556