The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

Name: The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Dmitri Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev

Documentary

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin(1997)

Documentary

4.8/ 10 (5 votes)

1h 17m

1997-01-01

Overview

A 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.

DirectorLarry Weinstein

WriterGemma van Zeventer

Cast

Dmitri Shostakovich

(archival footage)

Valery Gergiev

Self, conductor