The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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.
Rating: 4.8 / 10
Cast
Dmitri Shostakovich
as (archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
as Self, conductor
Crew
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Gemma van Zeventer - Writer
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Larry Weinstein - Director
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David New - Editor
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Ville Penttilä - Grip
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Ville Penttilä - Gaffer
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