Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1997
Runtime: 77 min
Rating: ⭐ 4.8/10 (5 votes)
Status: Released
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
1997
77 min
⭐ 4.8/10
5 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Germany
- Canada
Spoken Languages
- English en
- Russian ru
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Cast
Dmitri Shostakovich
(archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
Self, conductor
Crew
Gemma van Zeventer
Writer
Larry Weinstein
Director
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