Testimony / an Isolde Films production in association with the Mandemar Group ; screenplay by David Rudkin ; produced, directed, edited, designed and co-written by Tony Palmer.
Based loosely on the memoirs of Shostakovich, a classical composer living in Russia during the reign of Stalin, this film traces the relationship between Shostakovich and Stalin and the effect that Stalin had on Shostakovich's life and work.
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
English audio. |
| Published: |
London :
Digital Classics,
[2006], ©2006.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Story of Shostakovich. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Based loosely on the memoirs of Shostakovich, a classical composer living in Russia during the reign of Stalin, this film traces the relationship between Shostakovich and Stalin and the effect that Stalin had on Shostakovich's life and work. |
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| Note: | "From the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), edited by Solomon Volkov"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CO5 D0068489 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Rating: Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 0769783511 9780769783512 |
| Credits: | Photographed by Nic Knowland ; consultant, Solomon Volkov ; music performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Golden Age Singers, Rudolf Barshai, conductor. |
| System Details: | DVD, all regions, anamorphic 16:9 presentation, digitally remastered; stereo. |
| Cast: |
Ben Kingsley, Terence Rigby, Ronald Pickup, John Shrapnel, Sherry Baines, Magdalen Asquith, Mark Asquith, Liza Goddard, Peter Woodthorpe, Robert Stephens, William Squire, Murray Melvin, Robert Urquhart, Robert Reynolds, Vernon Dobtcheff, Colin Hurst, Joyce Grundy, Mark Thrippleton, Christopher Bramwell, Brook Williams, Marita Phillips. |