The Competition
“If you're really in love... nothing's going to stand in your way”
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?
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Cast
20 people
Richard Dreyfuss
Paul Dietrich
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Amy Irving
Heidi Joan Schoonover
Known for
Carrie
Hide and Seek
Lee Remick
Greta Vandemann
Known for
The Omen
Anatomy of a Murder
Sam Wanamaker
Andrew Erskine
Known for
Raw Deal
Holocaust
Joseph Cali
Jerry DiSalvo
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Ty Henderson
Michael Humphries
Also in
Space Academy
Tarzan and the Super 7
Vicki Kriegler
Tatjana Baronova
Also in
Deadly Lessons
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Bea Silvern
Madame Gorshev
Known for
Breakin'
Philip Sterling
Mr. Dietrich
Known for
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Dr. Strange
Gloria Stroock
Mrs. Dietrich
Known for
Uncommon Valor
James Sikking
Brudenell
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Hill Street Blues
Jimmy Sturtevant
Vinnie DiSalvo
Known for
Hell Night
Joel Oliansky Director · William Sackheim Story Lalo Schifrin Composer
Worldwide gross $14M · United States release December 3, 1980 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$14,300,000
Production
Rastar Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Rastar Films
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 3, 1980
Theatrical
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