The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 1, 1997Release Date
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 1, 1997Release Date
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Plot.
1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
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Cast & Crew.

Dmitri Shostakovich
(archival footage)

Valery Gergiev
Self, conductor

Gemma van Zeventer
Writer

Larry Weinstein
Director

David New
Editor

Ville Penttilä
Grip / Gaffer

Graham Haley
Shostakovich

Joseph Stalin
Self

Irina Loskutova
Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District"

Solomon Volkov
Writer

Niv Fichman
Producer

Horst Zeidler
Cinematographer
Details.
Wiki.
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (sometimes titled Shostakovich Against Stalin: The War Symphonies) is a 1997 documentary film about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It focuses on the period between 1936 and 1945, during which Shostakovich composed his Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Symphonies, but also briefly discusses other works in the composer's oeuvre, such as his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
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