(The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany,

Canada

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

77 minutes

Year:

1997

Directors:

Larry Weinstein

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Production companies:

Rhombus Media

Actors:

(archival footage)

Self, conductor

Crews:

Writer

Director

Editor

Gaffer

Grip