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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
1997
- Larry Weinstein
- 1h 17m
- January 1, 1997 · Germany, Canada
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- Russian, English
- Countries
- Germany, Canada
- Production
- Rhombus Media
- Director
- Larry Weinstein
- Writer
- Gemma van Zeventer
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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