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.

Country:

Germany,

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

77 minutes

Year:

1997

Director:

Larry Weinstein

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Company:

Rhombus Media

Cast:

(archival footage)

Self, conductor

Crew:

Writer

Director

Editor

Grip

Gaffer