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5.6 / 10 IMDb November 1, 1988 2h 37m
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
Director
Runtime
2h 37m
Release Date
November 1, 1988
Genre
Drama, History
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
Cast
Ben Kingsley
as Dmitri Shostakovich
No photo
Sherry Baines
as Nina Shostakovich
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Magdalen Asquith
as Galya Shostakovich
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Mark Asquith
as Maxim Shostakovich
Terence Rigby
as Joseph Stalin
Ronald Pickup
as Marshall Tukhachevsky
John Shrapnel
as Andre Zhdanov
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Robert Reynolds
as Brutus
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Gargolovsky
Brook Williams
as H.G. Wells
Peter Woodthorpe
as Alexander Glazunov
William Squire
as Khatchaturyan
Dorota Kwiatkowska
as Anna Akhmatova
Liza Goddard
as English Humanist
Murray Melvin
as Film Editor
Robert Urquhart
as Journalist
Chris Barrie
as Carnival Thin Man
Frank Carson
as Carnival Fat Man
Ed Bishop
as American Commentator
No photo
Collin Hurst
as Stalin's Secretary
Production Companies
Isolde Films
ORF
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
DR
SVT
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