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 ...
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Cast
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Paul Dietrich | |
| Amy Irving | ... | Heidi Joan Schoonover | |
| Lee Remick | ... | Greta Vandemann | |
| Sam Wanamaker | ... | Andrew Erskine | |
| Joseph Cali | ... | Jerry DiSalvo | |
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Ty Henderson | ... | Michael Humphries |
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Vicki Kriegler | ... | Tatjana Baronova |
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Adam Stern | ... | Mark Landau |
| Philip Sterling | ... | Mr. Dietrich | |
| Gloria Stroock | ... | Mrs. Dietrich | |
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Bea Silvern | ... | Madame Gorshev |
| James Sikking | ... | Brudenell (as James B. Sikking) | |
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Delia Salvi | ... | Mrs. DiSalvo |
| Jimmy Sturtevant | ... | Vinnie DiSalvo | |
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Kathy Talbot | ... | Denise DiSalvo |
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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? Written by Reid Gagle
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He has been working for this moment his entire life. This is his last chance. For her, this could be the beginning. And it would be the perfect love story if it weren't for... See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 December 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La competición See more »Filming Locations:
Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$76,163, 7 December 1980Gross USA:
$14,287,755Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$14,287,755Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Composed by Sergei Prokofiev (as Prokofiev)
Performed by Daniel Pollack, piano
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Trivia
Joel Oliansky was hired by RASTAR Productions head Ray Stark to direct his first theatrical feature film and for it, to write an original screenplay which included both good music and a love story. This was reported in the 16th December 1980 edition of show-business trade paper 'Daily Variety'. See more »Goofs
The piano fingering is often out of sync with the music, especially during Heidi's performance of Prokofiev's 3rd. See more »Alternate Versions
ABC edited 31 minutes from this film for its 1985 network television premiere See more »Soundtracks
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C majorComposed by Sergei Prokofiev (as Prokofiev)
Performed by Daniel Pollack, piano
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I loved 'The Competition', though the characters and situations were predictable and stereotyped, (i.e. domineering teachers and butthole conductors) mostly because it told me that there are many people interested in music and 'behind the scenes' of what it means to devote your life to music. Most of all, the movie piqued my interest in Prokoviev, so that I now collect his music. Not bad for the price of a movie ticket!