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6.1The 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?
Released: 1980-12-03123 minDir: Joel OlianskyDrama, Romance, Music
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as Paul Dietrich
- Amy Irving as Heidi Joan Schoonover
- Lee Remick as Greta Vandemann
- Sam Wanamaker as Andrew Erskine
- Joseph Cali as Jerry DiSalvo
- Ty Henderson as Michael Humphries
Themes
- love affair
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
2,934 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 512800
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- publication date
- 1981-08-28
- title
- The Competition
- review score
- 67%
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Connections
Chicago
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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San Francisco
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Frédéric Chopin
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Johannes Brahms
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IMDb
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Kazakhs
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Sergei Prokofiev
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Columbia Pictures
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Richard Dreyfuss
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drama film
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Box Office Mojo
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Lee Remick
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musical film
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Academy Award for Best Original Song
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concerto
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Amy Irving
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Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Organization
Categories
1980 American films1980 English-language films1980 films1980 romantic drama filmsAmerican musical drama filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsAmerican romantic musical filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about competitionsFilms about pianos and pianistsFilms scored by Lalo SchifrinFilms set in San FranciscoFilms shot in San FranciscoRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date