Testimony

Testimony

157 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 1988

The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

Testimony

157 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 1988

Testimony
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Danmarks Radio (DR), Channel Four Films, SVT, ORF, Isolde Films, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
Original title Testimony
Directors Tony Palmer
Writers Solomon Volkov, David Rudkin, Tony Palmer

Cast

Ben Kingsley

as Dmitri Shostakovich

Sherry Baines

as Nina Shostakovich

Magdalen Asquith

as Galya Shostakovich

Mark Asquith

as Maxim Shostakovich

Terence Rigby

as Joseph Stalin

Ronald Pickup

as Marshall Tukhachevsky

John Shrapnel

as Andre Zhdanov

Robert Reynolds

as Brutus

Vernon Dobtcheff

as Gargolovsky