The Competition (1980)
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?
- Released
- 1980-12-03
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Music
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joel Oliansky, Joel Oliansky
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 23 votes
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
- Vicki Kriegler as Tatjana Baronova
- Bea Silvern as Madame Gorshev
- Philip Sterling as Mr. Dietrich
- Gloria Stroock as Mrs. Dietrich
- James B. Sikking as Brudenell
- Jimmy Sturtevant as Vinnie DiSalvo