Film
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
1997 · 1h 17m · Documentary
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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.
Cast
Crew
- Larry WeinsteinDirector
- Gemma van ZeventerWriter
- David NewEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1997
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Documentary
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