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Testimony

The tumultuous life and career of Dmitri Shostakovich, a renowned Soviet composer, unfold against the backdrop of Stalin's oppressive regime.

Main Cast

Ben Kingsley Dmitri Shostakovich

Sherry Baines

Sherry Baines Nina Shostakovich

Magdalen Asquith

Magdalen Asquith Galya Shostakovich

Mark Asquith

Mark Asquith Maxim Shostakovich

Terence Rigby Joseph Stalin

Ronald Pickup Marshall Tukhachevsky

John Shrapnel Andre Zhdanov

Robert Reynolds

Robert Reynolds Brutus

Vernon Dobtcheff Gargolovsky

Brook Williams

Brook Williams H.G. Wells

Peter Woodthorpe Alexander Glazunov

William Squire Khatchaturyan

Dorota Kwiatkowska Anna Akhmatova

Liza Goddard English Humanist

Murray Melvin Film Editor

Robert Urquhart Journalist

Chris Barrie Carnival Thin Man

Frank Carson Carnival Fat Man

Ed Bishop American Commentator

Creators

Tony Palmer Director, Writer

David Rudkin Writer

Testimony Videos

Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich (1988) by Tony Palmer, Clip: Stalin - I am the enemy you loved

Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich (1988) by Tony Palmer, Clip: Stalin - I am the enemy you loved

Info about Testimony

Studio(s): Isolde Films, ORF

Originally Released: United States, Nov 01, 1988

Production Countries: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom

Genres:Biography, Drama, History, Music