• 2003
  • 1h 17m
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

Summary Documentary on how composer Dmitri Shostakovich used his Fourth to Ninth Symphony as a silent protest against the crimes of Stalin. View more details

  • 2003
  • 1h 17m

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

Directed : Larry Weinstein

Written : Larry Weinstein David New Gemma van Zeventer

Stars : Graham Haley Valery Gergiev Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Flora Litvinova

All cast & crew

7.5

Details

Genres : Biography Music Documentary

Release date : May 9, 2003

Countries of origin : Canada Germany Netherlands

Language : English Russian

Filming locations : Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Production companies : Rhombus Media Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) IdtV Cultuur

Summary Documentary on how composer Dmitri Shostakovich used his Fourth to Ninth Symphony as a silent protest against the crimes of Stalin. View more details

Details

Genres : Biography Music Documentary

Release date : May 9, 2003

Countries of origin : Canada Germany Netherlands

Language : English Russian

Filming locations : Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Production companies : Rhombus Media Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) IdtV Cultuur

Photos

Dmitri Shostakovich and Joseph Stalin in The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
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