Released:
1997-01-01

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.

Director:
Larry Weinstein

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Dmitri Shostakovich
  as
  (archival footage)
• 
  Valery Gergiev
  as
  Self, conductor