The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (sometimes titled Shostakovich Against Stalin: The War Symphonies) 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.
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Directed by | Larry Weinstein |
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Produced by | Niv Fichman |
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Cinematography | Horst Zeidler |
Music by | Dmitri Shostakovich |
Production company | Rhombus Media |
Distributed by | Bullfrog Films |
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