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Cast

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

(archival footage)

Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev

Self, conductor

Crew

Gemma van Zeventer

Gemma van Zeventer

Writer

Larry Weinstein

Larry Weinstein

Director

David New

David New

Editor

Ville Penttilä

Ville Penttilä

Grip

Ville Penttilä

Ville Penttilä

Gaffer

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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

19974.8 / 1077 min
Documentary

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.