The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
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.
Top Billed Cast
Dmitri Shostakovich
(archival footage)
Valery Gergiev
Self, conductor
Featured Crew
Gemma van Zeventer
Writer
Larry Weinstein
Director
David New
Editor
Ville Penttilä
Gaffer
Ville Penttilä
Grip