The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin

4.8(5 votes)
January 1, 1997
1h 17m
Documentary

Overview

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.

Director

Larry Weinstein

Writers

Gemma van Zeventer

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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