The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

Name: The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
Director: Larry Weinstein
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Dmitri Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev

HDIMDB: 5.7

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997) is a documentary directed by Larry Weinstein rated 5.7/10.

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.

Released: 1997-01-01

Duration: 1h 17m

Genre: Documentary

Country: Germany, Canada

Director: Larry Weinstein

Writer: Gemma van Zeventer

Cast: Dmitri Shostakovich, Valery Gergiev

Production: Rhombus Media