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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin is a 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.
Original Release
01/01/1997
US Release
01/01/1997
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Valery Gergiev | Interviewee / Pianist "Rayok" / Self - Conductor "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" and "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" |
| Netherlands Radio Philharmonic | Themselves - Orchestra "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9" |
| Flora Litvinova | Self - Friend |
| Graham Haley | Shostakovich |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Self |
| Dmitri Tolstoy | Self - Composer |
| Iosif Stalin | Self |
| Bulat Minzhilkiev | Boris - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Self - Baritone "Rayok" |
| Irina Loskutova | Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" |
| Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra | Themselves - Orchestra (Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District") |
Directors
Writers
Larry Weinstein, Gemma van Zeventer, Solomon Volkov, David New
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Valery Gergiev | Interviewee / Pianist "Rayok" / Self - Conductor "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" and "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" |
| Netherlands Radio Philharmonic | Themselves - Orchestra "Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9" |
| Flora Litvinova | Self - Friend |
| Graham Haley | Shostakovich |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Self |
| Dmitri Tolstoy | Self - Composer |
| Iosif Stalin | Self |
| Bulat Minzhilkiev | Boris - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" / Self - Baritone "Rayok" |
| Irina Loskutova | Katerina - Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District" |
| Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra | Themselves - Orchestra (Opera "Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk District") |
| Karen Khachaturyan | Self - Composer |
| Abram Gozenpud | Self - Musicologist |
| Mariana Sabinina | Self - Musicologist |
| Mariya Konniskaya | Self - Friend |
| Natan Perelman | Self - Friend |
| Vladimir Rubin | Self - Composer |
| Ilya Musin | Self - Conductor |
| Galina Shostakovich | Self - Daughter |
| Venyamin Basner | Self - Composer |
| Isaak Glikman | Self - Shostakovich' Secretary |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sandra Hasenbos | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Roubroecks | Executive Producer |
| Sven Bellmuth | Producer |
| Harry de Winter | Producer |
| Piet Erkelens | Producer |
| Danny Irom | Producer |
| Erik Luijten | Producer |
| Sheena Macdonald | Producer |
| J.B. Macrander | Producer |
| Eeva-Kaisa Nojonen | Producer |
| Helmut Rost | Producer |
| Barbara Willis Sweete | Producer |
| Juha Vakkuri | Producer |
| Willem Vos | Producer |
| William Wolff | Producer |
